Issue - meetings

RESOLVED:  That

(1)          the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Budgets for 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25, as detailed in Appendix 1 to the officer report, be approved;

(2)          the HRA Capital Programme 2022/23 to 2024/25, as detailed in Appendix 7 to the officer report, be approved;

(3)          the proposed average weekly rent for general needs non-sheltered and sheltered accommodation of £123.13 and £102.25 for 2022-23 respectively, as set out in paragraph 28 and Appendix 2 to the officer report, be approved noting that these increases were 4.1% from 2021/22 in line with Government rent policy;

(4)          the proposed average weekly tenant service charge of £3.38 per week, as set out in paragraph 28 and Appendix 2 to the officer report, be approved;

(5)          the proposed average weekly rents for affordable rented properties of £201.65 and the shared ownership accommodation weekly rents of £210.53 for 2022-23, as set out in paragraph 29 and 30 to the officer report, be approved noting that the increase for affordable rented properties were 4.1% from 2021/22 in line with Government rent policy;

(6)          a 5-year HRA Capital programme of £225,904,648 made up of £49,544,120 planned investment, £144,185,151 Building Council Homes for Londoners (BCHfL), £23,648,727 Grange Farm phase 3 and £8,526,650 Grange Farm Infrastructure, as set out in paragraphs 52 to 61 and Appendix 7 to the officer report, be approved noting that the figures included reprofiled carried forward expenditure of £51.98m for the Building Council Homes for Londoners (BCHFL) programme.

Report of the Corporate Director, Community, Director of Finance and Divisional Director of Housing Services.

Resolved to RECOMMEND:  (to Council)

That

(1)            the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Budgets for 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25 as detailed in Appendix 1 to the officer report be approved;

(2)            the HRA Capital Programme 2022/23 to 2024/25 aa detailed in Appendix 7 to the officer report be approved;

(3)            the proposed average weekly rent for general needs non-sheltered and sheltered accommodation of £123.13 and £102.25 for 2022-23 respectively as set out in paragraph 28 and Appendix 2 to the officer report, be approved noting that these increases were 4.1% from 2021/22 in line with Government rent policy;

(4)            the proposed average weekly tenant service charge of £3.38 per week as set out in paragraph 28 and Appendix 2 to the officer report, be approved;

(5)            the proposed average weekly rents for affordable rented properties of £201.65 and the shared ownership accommodation weekly rents of £210.53 for 2022-23 as set out in paragraph 29 and 30 to the officer report, be approved noting that the increase for affordable rented properties were 4.1% from 2021/22 in line with Government rent policy;

(6)            a 5-year HRA Capital programme of £225,904,648 made up of £49,544,120 planned investment, £144,185,151 Building Council Homes for Londoners (BCHfL), £23,648,727 Grange Farm phase 3 and £8,526,650 Grange Farm Infrastructure as set out in paragraphs 52 to 61 and Appendix 7to the officer report, be approved noting that the figures included reprofiled carried forward expenditure of £51.98m for the Building Council Homes for Londoners (BCHFL) programme.

[Call-in does not apply to the decisions above as they are reserved to full Council.]

RESOLVED:  To note

(7)            the charges for Facilities, Community Halls, Garages and Water to remained unchanged as set out in Appendices 3 to 6 to the officer report;

(8)            despite in year losses forecast for the first two of the three-year term of the Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) reserves remained above the minimum level of 7% of income for all years;

(9)            a new Budget for Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programme of £400k pa;

(10)        transfers to the Regeneration Reserve of £1.5m over the three years of the Medium-Term Financial Strategy(MTFS);

(11)        increase in estimated borrowing to £124.3m (£95.8m in 2021);

(12)        addition to the planned investment programme of £22m over five years; and

(13)        Risk Management Implications which required prudent financial reserves and review of treasury management strategy.

Reason for Recommendations:  To recommend the HRA budget and capital programme for 2022-23 and the MTFS for 2023 to 2024?25.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:  As set out in the report.

Conflict of Interest relating to the matter declared by Cabinet Member/Dispensation Granted:  None.