The Council of Redbridge Council was scheduled to discuss the borough's budget for the upcoming financial year, including the Housing Revenue Account, and the Council Tax. The meeting's agenda also included consideration of various financial reports and strategies.

Housing Revenue Account Finances and Budget 2026/27 to 2030/31

A report was scheduled to be presented for consideration regarding the finances of the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) and the HRA budget for the period 2026/27 to 2030/31. This report was pending consideration by the Cabinet on Thursday 26 February 2026. The agenda also listed an appendix concerning fees and charges for the HRA in 2026-27¹ and an equality impact assessment for the HRA.²

Revenue and Capital Budget and Council Tax 2026/27 and MTFS 2026/27-2030/31

The council was set to receive and consider a report detailing the Revenue and Capital Budget and Council Tax for 2026/27, alongside the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) for 2026/27 to 2030/31. Similar to the HRA report, this was also pending consideration by the Cabinet on Thursday 26 February 2026. Supporting documents for this item included a statement of robustness for 2026-27³, a Cabinet report on the Revenue and Capital Budget and Council Tax, and the MTFS⁴, a Capital Investment Strategy for 2025/26 to 2030/31⁵, and details of new capital schemes planned for 2026/27 to 2030/31⁶, as well as a summary of the capital programme for 2025/26 to 2030/31.⁷

Budget Related Business Motions and Deputations

The agenda indicated that the council would consider any Business Motions related to the setting of the Budget, in accordance with Standing Order 2.9. Additionally, any deputations that related to the Budget, as per Standing Order 2.5, were scheduled to be received.

Exclusion of the Public

A motion was scheduled to be moved to exclude the public from the meeting for specific items. This would be done under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, on the grounds that the business involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act.