Amendment status:Rejected
To ensure progress is made at pace to ensure everyone has healthy, secure and warm housing we propose ensuring the Council’s existing housing stock is upgraded and any new build homes are built to the highest specification possible.
Resolution status:Carried
3.1 That the HRA Budget proposals for 2021/22 and four-year outlook set out in the report be approved.
3.2 That the CPI + 1% increase of 1.5% in Council House rents, equivalent to an averagerent increase of £1.25 a week be implemented.
3.3 That garage rents are kept at the same level as 2020/21.
3.4 That Sheltered Housing Service charges be increased by £1 per week to ensure recovery of the actual cost of service.
3.5 That Sheltered Housing utility charges are kept at the same level as 2020/21.3.6 That the budgeted surplus of £102k be transferred to the Strategic Priorities reserve in 2021/22.
3.7 That in principle, Right to Buy (RTB) receipts should be retained to enable continued development and acquisition of new council dwellings.