RESOLVED that Cabinet –

(a)    authorises the Assistant Director (Finance & IT), in consultation with the Housing Portfolio Holder, to adjust the forecast / budget, including the use of reserves, in the event that the financial position changes prior to Council considering the HRA budget on 15 February 2022;

(b)    subject to (a) above, approves and recommends to Full Council on 15 February 2022a 4.1% increase in dwelling rents in 2022/23 along with the detailed HRA Budget proposals for 2022/23, as set out in Appendices B to E to item A.4 of the Joint Report of the Housing Portfolio Holder and the Corporate Finance & Governance Portfolio Holder.