Decision details
Council Tenancy Rent Debit Frequency (00-27-22)
Decision Maker: Homes Policy Development Group, Cabinet
Decision status: Implemented
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To consider the housing service rental charge
Decisions:
Arising from a report of the Group Manager for Housing reviewing the weeks over which rent was charged on a yearly basis, the Homes Policy Development Group had recommended that Council tenants be charged rent over 52 weeks each year and not 48 as currently charged.
The Cabinet Member for Housing and Property Services outlined the contents of the report stating that this change would bring rent payments into line with Universal Credit.
RESOLVED that the recommendation of the Policy Development Group be approved.
(Proposed by the Chairman)
Note: *Report previously circulated, copy attached to minutes.
Report author: Claire Fry
Publication date: 22/10/2019
Date of decision: 17/10/2019
Decided at meeting: 17/10/2019 - Cabinet
Effective from: 26/10/2019
Accompanying Documents:
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