To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Housing detailing Government plans to introduce a new funding system for the Housing Revenue Account in the year ahead and advising members of the key features of the new self financing regime, the likely impact for our tenants and related services and the key assumptions that will underpin the development of the 30 year HRA business plan. In addition the report will seek approval for a number of schemes in the 2012/13 capital investment programme and to agree recommendations on some of the key policy issues for the introduction of self-financing, e.g. treasury management, approach to setting rents and service charges
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £500,000;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Decision due: 24 Oct 2011 by Cabinet
Lead director: Nick Cross
Department: Housing Portfolio
Contact: David Singleton Email: david.singleton@southampton.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Meetings, emails, draft report circulation
Consultees
Housing Tenant and Leaseholder Representatives, Key Council Officers and relevant officers
Public Comments may be sent to: David Singleton, Finance Manager, Civic Centre, Southampton, SO14 7LY Tel: 023 8083 2236 Email: david.singleton@ Southampton.gov.uk
Slippage/Variations/Reason for Withdrawal: None