Decision details

The purpose of this decision is to respond to the consultation prospectus on the government’s proposal to replace the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Subsidy System, which offered this authority to take on £197 million of debt incurred by other councils, in return for which the authority would be able to retain 100% of housing rent collected locally.

The Housing Portfolio Holder recommended to Council that::

1. it accepts in principle the proposal by the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) to proceed to voluntary implementation of self-financing for council housing subject, most importantly,  to further serious consideration being given by CLG to South Cambridgeshire District Council’s special circumstances

2. it endorses the full response to the consultation prospectus as set out in Appendix A to the report from Senior Management Team.