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Housing Rents and Service Charges 2009/10

 

 

Meeting: 26/02/2009 - Council (Item 93)

Housing Rents and Service Charges (Cabinet, 12 February 2009)

Cabinet RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL that:

(a)               from the first rent week in April 2009, rents are increased in line with the CLG guidelines, based on an inflationary increase of 5.5%, plus or minus a maximum of  £2.00 towards the phasing in of rent restructuring; and

(b)               charges for services and facilities are increased as outlined in the table below: 

 

Service or Facility

 

Current Charge p.w.

Proposed Charge p.w.

Increase

 

£

£

%

£

Sheltered Housing Charges

 

 

 

 

Tenants

 

 

 

 

  - support element

 

 

 

 

     - those in residence prior to 01/04/03

13.42

14.99

11.7

1.57

     - other tenants

14.48

14.99

3.5

0.51

  - communal facilities

  6.57

  6.93

5.5

0.36

Equity Shareholders

 

 

 

 

  Maximum Charge (exclusive of capital works)

 

 

 

 

   - schemes with communal facilities

 

 

 

 

     - those in residence prior to 01/04/03

23.64

27.77

17.5

4.13

     - other shareholders

24.70

27.77

12.4

3.07

   - schemes without communal facilities

 

 

 

 

     - those in residence prior to 01/04/03

17.07

19.54

7.6

2.47

     - other shareholders

18.13

19.54

7.8

1.41

Alarm System Service Charges*

 

 

 

 

Individual Alarms

 

 

 

 

  - Those not in receipt of benefit

 

 

 

 

     - where the Council supplies the alarm

3.79

3.83

1.1

0.04

     - where the user supplies the alarm

3.06

3.09

1.0

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

  - Those in receipt of benefit

 

 

 

 

     - where the Council supplies the alarm

3.11

3.49

12.2

0.38

     - where the user supplies the alarm

2.39

2.75

15.1

0.36

 

 

 

 

 

Group Alarms

3.36

3.48

3.6

0.12

* plus VAT where appropriate

 

 

 

 

Garage Rents

 

 

 

 

Garages rented to a Council tenant or leaseholder

6.64

7.00

5.4

0.36

N.B. In excess of two garages will be subject to VAT

 

 

 

 

Other Garages (subject to VAT)

9.17

9.67

5.5

0.50

 

The report considered by the Cabinet is available to view using the following link to the Council's website (www.scambs.gov.uk). Alternatively please contact Democratic Services to obtain a hard copy, telephone (01954) 713016, e-mail Richard.may@scambs.gov.uk.   

Decision:

Council RESOLVED that:

 

(a)               From the first rent week in April 2009, rents be increased in line with the Department for Communities and Local Government’s guidelines, based on an inflationary increase of 5.5%, plus or minus a maximum of  £2.00 towards the phasing in of rent restructuring; and

(b)               Charges for services and facilities be increased as outlined in the table below: 

 

Service or Facility

 

Current Charge p.w.

Proposed Charge p.w.

Increase

 

£

£

%

£

Sheltered Housing Charges

 

 

 

 

Tenants

 

 

 

 

  - support element

 

 

 

 

     - those in residence prior to 01/04/03

13.42

14.99

11.7

1.57

     - other tenants

14.48

14.99

3.5

0.51

  - communal facilities

  6.57

  6.93

5.5

0.36

Equity Shareholders

 

 

 

 

  Maximum Charge (exclusive of capital works)

 

 

 

 

   - schemes with communal facilities

 

 

 

 

     - those in residence prior to 01/04/03

23.64

27.77

17.5

4.13

     - other shareholders

24.70

27.77

12.4

3.07

   - schemes without communal facilities

 

 

 

 

     - those in residence prior to 01/04/03

17.07

19.54

7.6

2.47

     - other shareholders

18.13

19.54

7.8

1.41

Alarm System Service Charges*

 

 

 

 

Individual Alarms

 

 

 

 

  - Those not in receipt of benefit

 

 

 

 

     - where the Council supplies the alarm

3.79

3.83

1.1

0.04

     - where the user supplies the alarm

3.06

3.09

1.0

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

  - Those in receipt of benefit

 

 

 

 

     - where the Council supplies the alarm

3.11

3.49

12.2

0.38

     - where the user supplies the alarm

2.39

2.75

15.1

0.36

 

 

 

 

 

Group Alarms

3.36

3.48

3.6

0.12

* plus VAT where appropriate

 

 

 

 

Garage Rents

 

 

 

 

Garages rented to a Council tenant or leaseholder

6.64

7.00

5.4

0.36

N.B. In excess of two garages will be subject to VAT

 

 

 

 

Other Garages (subject to VAT)

9.17

9.67

5.5

0.50

 

Minutes:

Councillor SM Edwards moved and Councillor RMA Manning seconded the recommendations of the Cabinet set out at Agenda item 7(b).

 

The proposal, on being put, was declared carried, the voting being recorded as follows:

 

FOR (29): Councillors

 

Dr DR Bard

RE Barrett

Mrs VM Barrett

AN Berent

D Bird

NCF Bolitho

FWM Burkitt

TD Bygott

Mrs PS Corney

NS Davies

SM Edwards

Mrs SM Ellington

Mrs JM Guest

R Hall

JA Hockney

MP Howell

PT Johnson

MB Loynes

RMA Manning

RM Matthews

DC McCraith

DH Morgan

Mrs LA Morgan

CR Nightingale

AG Orgee

PW Topping

Mrs BE Waters

TJ Wotherspoon

NIC Wright

 

 

AGAINST: (11) Councillors

 

Mrs FAR Amrani

Mrs PM Bear

NN Cathcart

JP Chatfield

Mrs SJO Doggett

Mrs SA Hatton

Dr JE Lockwood

Mrs DP Roberts

NJ Scarr

RT Summerfield

JF Williams

 

 

ABSTAIN: (5) Councillors:

 

JD Batchelor

Dr SA Harangozo

SGM Kindersley

MJ Mason

Dr SEK van de Ven

 

 

DID NOT VOTE: (1)

 

Councillor Mrs EM Heazell

 

Council RESOLVED that:

 

(a)               From the first rent week in April 2009, rents be increased in line with the Department for Communities and Local Government’s guidelines, based on an inflationary increase of 5.5%, plus or minus a maximum of  £2.00 towards the phasing in of rent restructuring; and

(b)               Charges for services and facilities be increased as outlined in the table below: 

 

Service or Facility

 

Current Charge p.w.

Proposed Charge p.w.

Increase

 

£

£

%

£

Sheltered Housing Charges

 

 

 

 

Tenants

 

 

 

 

  - support element

 

 

 

 

     - those in residence prior to 01/04/03

13.42

14.99

11.7

1.57

     - other tenants

14.48

14.99

3.5

0.51

  - communal facilities

  6.57

  6.93

5.5

0.36

Equity Shareholders

 

 

 

 

  Maximum Charge (exclusive of capital works)

 

 

 

 

   - schemes with communal facilities

 

 

 

 

     - those in residence prior to 01/04/03

23.64

27.77

17.5

4.13

     - other shareholders

24.70

27.77

12.4

3.07

   - schemes without communal facilities

 

 

 

 

     - those in residence prior to 01/04/03

17.07

19.54

7.6

2.47

     - other shareholders

18.13

19.54

7.8

1.41

Alarm System Service Charges*

 

 

 

 

Individual Alarms

 

 

 

 

  - Those not in receipt of benefit

 

 

 

 

     - where the Council supplies the alarm

3.79

3.83

1.1

0.04

     - where the user supplies the alarm

3.06

3.09

1.0

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

  - Those in receipt of benefit

 

 

 

 

     - where the Council supplies the alarm

3.11

3.49

12.2

0.38

     - where the user supplies the alarm

2.39

2.75

15.1

0.36

 

 

 

 

 

Group Alarms

3.36

3.48

3.6

0.12

* plus VAT where appropriate

 

 

 

 

Garage Rents

 

 

 

 

Garages rented to a Council tenant or leaseholder

6.64

7.00

5.4

0.36

N.B. In excess of two garages will be subject to VAT

 

 

 

 

Other Garages (subject to VAT)

9.17

9.67

5.5

0.50

Meeting: 18/02/2009 - Weekly Bulletin (Item 5.)

Housing Rents and Service Charges 2009/10 (Recommendation to Council)

Cabinet RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL that:

(a)               from the first rent week in April 2009, rents are increased in line with the CLG guidelines, based on an inflationary increase of 5.5%, plus or minus a maximum of  £2.00 towards the phasing in of rent restructuring; and

(b)               charges for services and facilities are increased as outlined in the table below: 

 

Service or Facility

 

Current Charge p.w.

Proposed Charge p.w.

Increase

 

£

£

%

£

Sheltered Housing Charges

 

 

 

 

Tenants

 

 

 

 

  - support element

 

 

 

 

     - those in residence prior to 01/04/03

13.42

14.99

11.7

1.57

     - other tenants

14.48

14.99

3.5

0.51

  - communal facilities

  6.57

  6.93

5.5

0.36

Equity Shareholders

 

 

 

 

  Maximum Charge (exclusive of capital works)

 

 

 

 

   - schemes with communal facilities

 

 

 

 

     - those in residence prior to 01/04/03

23.64

27.77

17.5

4.13

     - other shareholders

24.70

27.77

12.4

3.07

   - schemes without communal facilities

 

 

 

 

     - those in residence prior to 01/04/03

17.07

19.54

7.6

2.47

     - other shareholders

18.13

19.54

7.8

1.41

Alarm System Service Charges*

 

 

 

 

Individual Alarms

 

 

 

 

  - Those not in receipt of benefit

 

 

 

 

     - where the Council supplies the alarm

3.79

3.83

1.1

0.04

     - where the user supplies the alarm

3.06

3.09

1.0

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

  - Those in receipt of benefit

 

 

 

 

     - where the Council supplies the alarm

3.11

3.49

12.2

0.38

     - where the user supplies the alarm

2.39

2.75

15.1

0.36

 

 

 

 

 

Group Alarms

3.36

3.48

3.6

0.12

* plus VAT where appropriate

 

 

 

 

Garage Rents

 

 

 

 

Garages rented to a Council tenant or leaseholder

6.64

7.00

5.4

0.36

N.B. In excess of two garages will be subject to VAT

 

 

 

 

Other Garages (subject to VAT)

9.17

9.67

5.5

0.50

Meeting: 12/02/2009 - Cabinet (Item 96)

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Decision:

Cabinet RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL that:

(a)               from the first rent week in April 2009, rents are increased in line with the CLG guidelines, based on an inflationary increase of 5.5%, plus or minus a maximum of  £2.00 towards the phasing in of rent restructuring; and

(b)               charges for services and facilities are increased as outlined in the table below: 

 

Service or Facility

 

Current Charge p.w.

Proposed Charge p.w.

Increase

 

£

£

%

£

Sheltered Housing Charges

 

 

 

 

Tenants

 

 

 

 

  - support element

 

 

 

 

     - those in residence prior to 01/04/03

13.42

14.99

11.7

1.57

     - other tenants

14.48

14.99

3.5

0.51

  - communal facilities

  6.57

  6.93

5.5

0.36

Equity Shareholders

 

 

 

 

  Maximum Charge (exclusive of capital works)

 

 

 

 

   - schemes with communal facilities

 

 

 

 

     - those in residence prior to 01/04/03

23.64

27.77

17.5

4.13

     - other shareholders

24.70

27.77

12.4

3.07

   - schemes without communal facilities

 

 

 

 

     - those in residence prior to 01/04/03

17.07

19.54

7.6

2.47

     - other shareholders

18.13

19.54

7.8

1.41

Alarm System Service Charges*

 

 

 

 

Individual Alarms

 

 

 

 

  - Those not in receipt of benefit

 

 

 

 

     - where the Council supplies the alarm

3.79

3.83

1.1

0.04

     - where the user supplies the alarm

3.06

3.09

1.0

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

  - Those in receipt of benefit

 

 

 

 

     - where the Council supplies the alarm

3.11

3.49

12.2

0.38

     - where the user supplies the alarm

2.39

2.75

15.1

0.36

 

 

 

 

 

Group Alarms

3.36

3.48

3.6

0.12

* plus VAT where appropriate

 

 

 

 

Garage Rents

 

 

 

 

Garages rented to a Council tenant or leaseholder

6.64

7.00

5.4

0.36

N.B. In excess of two garages will be subject to VAT

 

 

 

 

Other Garages (subject to VAT)

9.17

9.67

5.5

0.50

Minutes:

The general inflation rate used for estimate purposes had been reconsidered and reduced from 2.5% to 1% since the Housing Portfolio Holder first considered the estimates.  In order to bring them closer to the government target level, rents had been increased by 5.5% in accordance with recommendations from the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG).  It was explained that this was the final year of the transitional scheme for sheltered housing support charges for those in residence prior to 1 April 2003, when the supporting people regime came into effect, and in future years all residents would be charged the same amount.  The Housing Portfolio Holder explained that the authority must ensure that its support charges reflected the actual scheme costs, and assured members that tenants had already been sent letters to advise them of the eligibility criteria for claiming benefits.

 

Cabinet RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL that:

(a)               from the first rent week in April 2009, rents are increased in line with the CLG guidelines, based on an inflationary increase of 5.5%, plus or minus a maximum of  £2.00 towards the phasing in of rent restructuring; and

(b)               charges for services and facilities are increased as outlined in the table below: 

 

Service or Facility

 

Current Charge p.w.

Proposed Charge p.w.

Increase

 

£

£

%

£

Sheltered Housing Charges

 

 

 

 

Tenants

 

 

 

 

  - support element

 

 

 

 

     - those in residence prior to 01/04/03

13.42

14.99

11.7

1.57

     - other tenants

14.48

14.99

3.5

0.51

  - communal facilities

  6.57

  6.93

5.5

0.36

Equity Shareholders

 

 

 

 

  Maximum Charge (exclusive of capital works)

 

 

 

 

   - schemes with communal facilities

 

 

 

 

     - those in residence prior to 01/04/03

23.64

27.77

17.5

4.13

     - other shareholders

24.70

27.77

12.4

3.07

   - schemes without communal facilities

 

 

 

 

     - those in residence prior to 01/04/03

17.07

19.54

7.6

2.47

     - other shareholders

18.13

19.54

7.8

1.41

Alarm System Service Charges*

 

 

 

 

Individual Alarms

 

 

 

 

  - Those not in receipt of benefit

 

 

 

 

     - where the Council supplies the alarm

3.79

3.83

1.1

0.04

     - where the user supplies the alarm

3.06

3.09

1.0

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

  - Those in receipt of benefit

 

 

 

 

     - where the Council supplies the alarm

3.11

3.49

12.2

0.38

     - where the user supplies the alarm

2.39

2.75

15.1

0.36

 

 

 

 

 

Group Alarms

3.36

3.48

3.6

0.12

* plus VAT where appropriate

 

 

 

 

Garage Rents

 

 

 

 

Garages rented to a Council tenant or leaseholder

6.64

7.00

5.4

0.36

N.B. In excess of two garages will be subject to VAT

 

 

 

 

Other Garages (subject to VAT)

9.17

9.67

5.5

0.50