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Housing revenue account budget

Meeting: 06/02/2019 - Eastbourne Borough Council Cabinet (Item 59)

59 Housing revenue account budget 2019/20 pdf icon PDF 130 KB

Report of Chief Finance Officer

Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Alan Shuttleworth

Additional documents:

Decision:

Recommended to Council (Budget and policy framework):

 

(1) To approve the housing revenue account budget for 2019/20 and revised 2018/19 as set out at appendix 1.

 

(2) To approve that social and affordable rents (including shared ownership) are decreased by 1% in line with Government policy.

 

(3) To grant delegated authority to the Chief Finance Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet portfolio holders for Financial Services and Direct Assistance Services, to take measures in the management of the Week 53 rent year.

 

(4) To approve that service charges for general needs properties are decreased by 13.20%.

 

(5) To approve that service charges for the older persons sheltered accommodation are increased by 0.24%.

 

(6) To approve that the support charge for sheltered housing residents remained at £7.20 per unit, per week.

 

(7) To approve that heating costs were set at a level designed to recover the estimated actual cost.

 

(8) To approve that water charges were set at a level designed to recover the estimated cost of metered consumption.

 

(9) To approve that garage rents remained at current levels.

 

(10) To grant delegated authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Portfolio Holders for Financial Services and Direct Assistance Services and the Head of Finance to finalise Eastbourne Homes’ management fee and delivery plan.

 

(11) To approve the housing revenue account capital programme as set out at appendix 2.

Minutes:

The Cabinet considered the report of the Chief Finance Officer regarding the detailed housing revenue account (HRA) budget proposals, rent levels, service charges and heating costs for 2019/20 and the housing revenue account capital programme for 2018/22.

 

Recommended to Council (Budget and policy framework):

 

(1) To approve the HRA budget for 2019/20 and revised 2018/19 as set out at appendix 1 to the report.

 

(2) To approve that social and affordable rents (including Shared Ownership) are decreased by 1% in line with Government policy.

 

(3) To grant delegated authority to the Chief Finance Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet portfolio holders for Financial Services and Direct Assistance Services, to take measures in the management of the Week 53 rent year.

 

(4) To approve that service charges for general needs properties are decreased by 13.20%.

 

(5) To approve that service charges for the older persons sheltered accommodation are increased by 0.24%.

 

(6) To approve that the support charge for sheltered housing residents remained at £7.20 per unit, per week.

 

(7) To approve that heating costs were set at a level designed to recover the estimated actual cost.

 

(8) To approve that water charges are set at a level designed to recover the estimated cost of metered consumption.

 

(9) To approve that garage rents remained at current levels.

 

(10) To grant delegated authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Portfolio Holders for Financial Services and Direct Assistance Services and the Head of Finance to finalise Eastbourne Homes’ management fee and delivery plan.

 

(11) To approve the housing revenue account capital programme as set out at appendix 2 to the report.

 

Reason for decisions:

 

The Cabinet had to recommend to Full Council the setting of the HRA revenue and capital budget and the level of social and affordable housing rents for the forthcoming year.