Issue - meetings

(a)       That the Committee support the HRA budget for 2025/26, as set out in the report;

(b)       That the Committee support the proposed minimum rent increase of 2.7%;

(c)       That the Committee support a garage rent increase of 2.7%;

(d)       That the Committee support the rent increase in service charges to full cost recovery;

(e) That the Committee support the pressures and efficiencies as set out in Appendix A of the report; and

(f) That the Committee support the proposed HRA Capital Programme for 2025/26 as set out in Appendix B of the report.

The Chief Officer (Housing and Communities) and Strategic Finance Manager presented a report (agenda item number 6) to present for consideration the draft Housing Revenue Account (HRA) 30-year Financial Business Plan and the proposed HRA Budget for 2025/26.

A recorded vote was requested for which the requisite number of Members stood in support.

For the recommendations

Councillors: Tina Claydon, Geoff Collett, Rob Davies, Ron Davies, David Evans, Dennis Hutchinson, Alasdair Ibbotson, Ted Palmer and Kevin Rush

Against the recommendations

There were no votes against

Abstentions

Councillor Rosetta Dolphin

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Committee support the HRA budget for 2025/26, as set out in the report;

(b)       That the Committee support the proposed minimum rent increase of 2.7%;

(c)       That the Committee support a garage rent increase of 2.7%;

(d)       That the Committee support the rent increase in service charges to full cost recovery;

(e)       That the Committee support the pressures and efficiencies as set out in Appendix A of the report; and

(f)        That the Committee support the proposed HRA Capital Programme for 2025/26 as set out in Appendix B of the report.