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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

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