The Cabinet Member for Housing approved the following (please refer to report and appendices):
(i) The revised budget as set out at appendix 3.
(ii) All rents and charges to be effective from 1st April 2019 or such other date as determined by the Director of Housing, Neighbourhood and Building Services in consultation with the Director of Finance and Information Services.
(iii) Dwelling rents for 2019/20 to be set as in accordance with Central Government's Social Rent Policy.
(iv) General Service charges for 2019/20 to be set at this meeting as set out in this report, and in accordance with Appendix 5.
(v) Sheltered Housing Service charges for 2019/20 to be set at this meeting as set out in this report, and in accordance with Appendix 6.
(vi) Laundry charges for 2019/20 to be set at this meeting as set out in this report, and in accordance with Appendix 7.
(vii) Heating charges to be set in accordance with Appendix 8.
(viii) Garages and parking site rents as shown on Appendix 9 be approved and authority to let garages at reduced rents where demand is low be delegated to the Director of Housing, Neighbourhood and Building Services in consultation with the Director of Finance and Information Services.
(ix) Revenue budget 2019/20 as set out in Appendix 3 be approved and authority given to the Director of Housing, Neighbourhood and Building Services in consultation with the Director of Finance and Information Services to amend the budgets to reflect the latest available information prior to finalising budgets for 2019/20.
(xi) The relevant Managers be authorised to incur expenditure in 2019/20.
(xii) The forecast Revenue Budgets for 2020/21 to 2021/22 as set out in Appendix 3 arising from the proposals contained in this report, be noted.