Issue - decisions
HOUSING RENT SETTING & HOUSING REVENUE AND CAPITAL BUDGETS 2015/16
18/02/2015 - HOUSING RENT SETTING & HOUSING REVENUE AND CAPITAL BUDGETS 2015/16
RESOLVED
that –
(a) the Housing Revenue Account Budget for 2015/16 (Appendix 1
to the report) and the Housing Stock Business Plan (Appendix 2 to the report)
be adopted;
(b) rents for Council dwellings be increased in accordance with
the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 to an average weekly rent of £74.93 with effect
from Monday 6 April 2015;
(c) rents for Council garages be increased in line with the
increase in rents for Council dwellings;
(d) that fixed average service charges of £1.99 per week are
introduced where applicable in line with the Housing (Wales) Act 2014, and
(e) a
review of garage sites be undertaken in 2015/16 as part of the Asset Management
Strategy, the outcomes of the review to be reported back to Cabinet when it is
completed and by no later than 31 December 2015 in any event.