Decision details

Housing Rent Increase 2009/10

Decision Maker: Executive - for meetings from 03/06/00 to 26/04/11

Decision status: Awaiting Implementation

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Purpose of report: Consider draft rent guidelines and the draft maintenance allowances issued by the department for Communities and Local Government (GCLG) for 09/10.

Members are asked to: Consider the proposals and make a recommendation on the proposed rent increase to the Executive.

Decision:

RESOLVED: (i)         That Option 2 be approved and that an average rent increase in York of 6% be agreed.

 

REASON:      In accordance with Government advice, and to ensure a balanced Housing Revenue Account.

 

                        (ii)        That the information provided at the meeting in respect of Housing Revenue subsidy payment (now published as Annex 1 to the report) be noted, and that the Executive record its concern that the Council is unable to invest this sum (totalling £26,440,000) in improving housing services in York.

Publication date: 03/02/2009

Date of decision: 03/02/2009

Decided at meeting: 03/02/2009 - Executive - for meetings from 03/06/00 to 26/04/11

Effective from: 06/02/2009

Accompanying Documents:

 

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