Decision

RESOLVED that Cabinet
–
 

(a)    
approves the updated HRA Business Plan, which
includes the revised position for 2025/26 along with the proposed
budget for 2026/27, as set out in Appendix A to report
A.3;

 

(b)    
approves the detailed HRA Budget proposals for
2026/27, as set out in Appendices B to E;

 

(c)    
authorises the Corporate Director (Finance &
IT), in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing and
Planning and the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Finance and
Governance, to adjust the forecast / budget, including the use of
reserves, if the financial position changes prior to Full Council
considering the HRA budget on 17 February 2026; and

 

(d)    
acknowledges the Statutory Officers’ and this
Council’s obligations to a successor Unitary Authority as
part of the current LGR proposals, including those that are
expected to emerge within legislation / associated structural
orders as set out within the main body of the report.
 
RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL that a 4.8% increase in dwelling rents in 2026/27, along with
the detailed HRA budget proposals for 2026/27, as set out in
Appendices B to E, be approved.