Housing Revenue Account 2022/23 Budget Consultation

Every year Southwark Council consults residents on the headline elements of its proposed Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budget for the forthcoming year.  This year the budget includes proposals for rises in dwelling rents, tenant service charges, sheltered housing service charges, garage charges and charges for heating and hot water.  There are also proposals to make some further savings in expenditure on landlord services and a list of unavoidable additional commitments, principally around government requirements with regard to the Fire Safety Act 2021 and the Building Safety Bill currently going through Parliament.  The cabinet will consider your responses to this consultation in mid-January 2022 before taking any final decisions. I attach a copy of the cabinet report.

Click here to read – Housing Revenue Account 2022/23

As part of the consultation, the council is holding a borough wide meeting with residents. All residents living in council managed homes are welcome to attend. This will be held on line using the Microsoft Teams platform. The meeting will take place on Thursday 13^th January 6.30-8pm Click here to join the meeting .

Registration is not required.

In addition, residents will have an opportunity, until the 10^th January, to comment on the budget proposals on the council’s Consultation Hub at the following link:

https://consultations.southwark.gov.uk/housing-community-services-department-community-engagement-team/rentsetting2021

If you would like to discuss any of the above matters, contact:

Louis Rotsos – Tenant & Homeowner Involvement Officer          

Southwark Council | Communities Division

Housing and Modernisation Department

5th Floor, Hub 3 | PO Box 64529 | London | SE1P 5LX

Tel: 020 7525 1239

Email: louis.rotsos@southwark.gov.uk