Agenda item

2022/2023 Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Budget and Rent Setting

Minutes:

The Council considered the joint report of the Deputy Chief Executive, Director – Resources and Section 151 Officer and Director – Housing, Health & Wellbeing which sought approval of the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budget for the 2022/23 financial year and proposed changes in rent levels and service charge levels for 2022/23.

 

The Policy & Finance Committee, at their meeting held on 27 January 2022, recommended approval of the HRA budget for 2022/2023, financial plan to 2025/26 and proposed changes in rent and service charge levels for 2022/23. These were detailed in Appendix A to the report.

 

Councillor D Lloyd moved and Councillor T Wendels seconded the recommendations contained in the report of an increase of 4.1% (Consumer Price Index (CPI) + 1%) in the 2022/23 rents of all properties in the HRA. It was considered that the proposed increase would provide funds to build new homes and fulfil the needs of the current and future tenants.

 

In accordance with Rule 26.4, Councillor P. Peacock moved, and Councillor L. Brazier seconded that the Council approves:

 

(a)       that the 2021/22 HRA Efficiency Savings of £643,000 (as outlined at the Policy and Finance Committee meeting of 27 January 2022 - Agenda Item 17, Page 113) be used within the 2022/23 budget and expenditure on the proposed policy areas as outlined on Page 112, section 3.2 of the same Policy and Finance report be considered in future years;

 

(b)   the HRA budget for 2022/23 as set out in Appendix A1 adjusted to include the changes set out above;

 

(c)   an increase of 1.15% in the 2022/23 rents of all properties in the HRA as at 31 March 2022; and

 

(d)   the 2022/23 service charges as set out in Appendix C to this report.

 

Members debated the proposed amendment and on being put to the vote, it was lost with 8 votes for and 25 against. A recorded vote on the amendment, was taken as follows:

 

COUNCILLOR

VOTE

Roger Blaney                              

Against

Louis Brailsford                          

Against

Lee Brazier                                 

For

Malcolm Brock

For

Betty Brooks                              

Against

Scott Carlton                              

Against

Max Cope

Against

Rita Crowe                                 

Against

Robert Crowe                             

Against

Donna Cumberlidge                   

For

Linda Dales

Against

Keith Girling                               

Against

Laurence Goff                            

For

Peter Harris

For

Simon Haynes                            

Against

Rhona Holloway                         

Against

Roger Jackson

Against

Jack Kellas                                  

Against

Johno Lee                                   

Against

David Lloyd

Against

Sylvia Michael                            

Against

Neill Mison

Against

Paul Peacock                              

For

Penny Rainbow                          

Against

Sue Saddington                          

Against

Mathew Skinner                        

Against

Tom Smith                                 

Against

Tina Thompson

For

Ivor Walker                                

Against

Tim Wendels                              

Against

Ronnie White                             

Against

Tim Wildgust

Against

Yvonne Woodhead

For

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Council considered the substantive motion, and it was AGREED (with 25 votes for and 8 against) that the Council approves:

(a)       the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budget for 2022/23, as set out  in Appendix A1 to the report;

 

(b)      an increase of 4.1% (CPI + 1%) in the 2022/23 rents of all properties in the HRA as at 31 March 2022; and

 

(c)       the 2022/23 service charges as set out in Appendix C to the report.

 

A recorded vote was taken as follows:

 

COUNCILLOR

VOTE

Roger Blaney                              

For

Louis Brailsford                          

For

Lee Brazier                                 

Against

Malcolm Brock

Against

Betty Brooks                              

For

Scott Carlton                              

For

Max Cope

For

Rita Crowe                                 

For

Robert Crowe                             

For

Donna Cumberlidge                   

Against

Linda Dales

For

Keith Girling                               

For

Laurence Goff                            

Against

Peter Harris

Against

Simon Haynes                            

For

Rhona Holloway                         

For

Roger Jackson

For

Jack Kellas                                  

For

Johno Lee                                   

For

David Lloyd

For

Sylvia Michael                            

For

Neill Mison

For

Paul Peacock                              

Against

Penny Rainbow                          

For

Sue Saddington                          

For

Mathew Skinner                        

For

Tom Smith                                 

For

Tina Thompson

Against

Ivor Walker                                

For

Tim Wendels                              

For

Ronnie White                             

For

Tim Wildgust

For

Yvonne Woodhead

Against

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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