Issue - meetings

Housing revenue account budget 2021/22

 

 

Meeting: 04/02/2021 - Lewes District Council Cabinet (Item 43)

43 Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Revenue Budget and Rent Setting 2021/22 and HRA Capital Programme 2020-24 pdf icon PDF 204 KB

Report of Chief Finance Officer

Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Zoe Nicholson

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

Recommended to Full Council (Budget and policy framework):

 

(1) The HRA budget for 2021/22 and revised 2020/21 budget as set out at appendix 1 to the report.

 

(2) That social and affordable rents (including Shared Ownership) are increased by 1.5% in line with government policy.

 

(3) That private sector leased property rents are increased by 2.1% (RPI+1%).

 

(4) That the revised service charges are implemented

 

(5) That garage rents are increased by 2.1% (RPI+1%).

 

(6) The HRA Capital Programme as set out at appendix 2 to the report.

Minutes:

The Cabinet considered the report of the Chief Finance Officer, regarding the detailed Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budget proposals, rent levels, service charges for 2021/22, and the HRA Capital Programme for 2020-2024.

 

Ian Fitzpatrick, Deputy Chief Executive advised that continued engagement would take place over the coming year with Tenants of Lewes District (TOLD) about how to spend the funds available, as set out in the report.

 

Policy and Performance Advisory Committee (PPAC), held on 25 January 2021, considered the report and were supportive of the recommendations in full. Councillor Burman was in attendance to present PPAC’s discussion.

 

In response to a point raised by PPAC around the garage rents, Councillor Meyer advised that the Council was reviewing its garage stock and future potential.

 

Councillor Nicholson reported that prior to consideration by Full Council, any changes arising from current conversations with TOLD would be built into the final report.

 

Recommended to Full Council (Budget and policy framework):

 

(1) The HRA budget for 2021/22 and revised 2020/21 budget as set out at appendix 1 to the report.

 

(2) That social and affordable rents (including Shared Ownership) are increased by 1.5% in line with government policy.

 

(3) That private sector leased property rents are increased by 2.1% (RPI+1%).

 

(4) That the revised service charges are implemented.

 

(5) That garage rents are increased by 2.1% (RPI+1%).

 

(6) The HRA Capital Programme as set out at appendix 2 to the report.

 

Reason for decisions:

 

The Cabinet has 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.