DECISION

1.            To agree that the Authority will continue to follow current rent restructuring policy, and that therefore, based on the September 2013 RPI (retail price index) figure of 3.2%, the average 2014/15 weekly rent increase for tenanted Council dwellings will be £5.04, and the average weekly tenanted service charge increase will be £0.36 from the first rent week in April 2014.

2.            To note that the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budget will be presented to Cabinet for approval in February 2014.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT AND RENEWAL (A. DALVI)

(Senior Accountant (K. Ball)

(Finance Manager (P. Leeson)