Cabinet Members' Items - Joint Report of the Housing & Planning Portfolio Holder and the Corporate Finance & Governance Portfolio Holder - A.6 - Updated Housing Revenue Account Business Plan and Budget Proposals 2025/26

January 31, 2025 Cabinet (Cabinet collective) Key decision Awaiting outcome View on council website

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Summary

Tendring Cabinet decided on 31/01/2025 to approve the updated Housing Revenue Account Business Plan and recommended a 2.7% increase in dwelling rents for 2025/26 to the Council. The Director (Finance & IT) was authorised to adjust the forecast or budget, including the use of reserves, in consultation with relevant portfolio holders if the financial position changes before the Council meeting on 11 February 2025.

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Decision

  1. 1.      RESOLVED that Cabinet -

(a)  approves the updated HRA Business Plan, which includes the proposed position for 2024/25 and 2025/26 as set out in Appendix A to the Portfolio Holders’ joint report (A.6); and

(b)  authorises the Director (Finance & IT) to adjust the forecast / budget, including the use of reserves, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Planning and the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Finance and Governance if the financial position changes prior to Full Council considering the HRA budget on 11 February 2025.

  1. 2.      RECOMMENDS TO COUNCIL that a 2.7% increase in dwelling rents in 2025/26 along with the detailed HRA Budget proposals for 2025/26, as set out in Appendices B to E of the Portfolio Holders’ joint report (A.6), be approved.

Related Meeting

Cabinet - Friday, 31st January, 2025 10.30 am on January 31, 2025

Details

Decision date31 Jan 2025