RESOLVED that Cabinet -
(a) approves a 2.7% increase in dwelling rents in 2020/21;
(b) approves the 2020/21 Scale of Charges, as shown in Appendix B to the joint report;
(c) approves the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Budget for 2020/21, as set out in Appendix A, along with the HRA Capital Programme and the movement in HRA Balances / Reserves, as set out in Appendix C and Appendix D respectively;
(d) requests the Resources and Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee’s formal comments on the HRA budget proposals for 2020/21; and
(e) authorises the Corporate Director (Operational Services), in consultation with the Housing Portfolio Holder, to make the necessary adjustments to the budget to reflect the changes to the delivery of repairs and maintenance work that was previously undertaken by Roalco.