Agenda item

Social Housing Rents from 2020

Meeting of Housing Management and Almshouses Sub (Community and Children's Services) Committee, Thursday, 16th May, 2019 2.00 pm (Item 13.)

Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services.

Minutes:

Members received a report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services in respect of the Government’s response to a Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) consultation on the regulation of social housing rents from 1 April 2020. From April 2020, registered providers would be permitted to increase rents up to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) plus 1% each year, for a period of at least 5 years.

RESOLVED, that – the report be noted.

Supporting documents:

HMASC 160519 Social Housing Rents, item 13. PDF 57 KB