Neighbourhood Services Committee - 23/01/2017

At a MEETING of the NEIGHBOURHOOD SERVICES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 23rd January, 2017.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor John ALEXANDER, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 9th January, 2017 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

No declarations of interest were made.

II REVIEW OF RENTS AND OTHER HOUSING CHARGES

There was submitted Report No 27-2017 by the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services setting out the proposed rent and other charges for the financial year 2017/2018.

The Committee:-

(i) approved rents be increased by 1.25% equal to an average increase of 0.87 per week and subject to a maximum increase of 1.25 with effect from 3rd April, 2017;

(ii) approved that all other housing charges be set as outlined in Appendix 2 to the report with effect from 3rd April, 2017;

(iii) agreed that the level of rents held on the Housing Revenue Account be similarly applied to miscellaneous houses, ie the properties leased to the Richmond Fellowship, Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership and City Development, subject to categorisation where appropriate; and

(iv) agreed that tenants allowances remained unchanged, with the exception of the decant allowances for tenants making their own arrangements for alternative accommodation, where the limit of three weeks could be extended in exceptional circumstances and where it was more economical than the alternatives.

John ALEXANDER, Convener.