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On 24 November, lead Council cabinet member for housing and planning, Olly Monk, and council officers, heard from tenants about rent setting and spending priorities.
Ten tenants from across Cornwall took part. They heard from council officers about the opportunities and challenges of financing Cornwall’s Council homes and tenants’ services.
They also heard how the Council officers had already considered tenants’ feedback from the:
Tenants at the event were asked:
If the average weekly rent is £75, in pounds/pence, what do you think ‘a small increase’ would be?
The tenants at the listening event gave a range of responses from £2.25 to £6, with an average of £4.
Councillor Olly Monk, the portfolio holder for Planning and Housing said,
"We have worked hard with Cornwall Housing and our tenants this year on getting the right balance between increasing the rent, while considering the impact the continuing rise in cost of living will have on us all. Like individuals and organisations across the UK, we anticipate many of our costs including repairs, materials and services, like yours, will rise by above 10% next year.
Although we appreciate the final rent increase is still more than we would all prefer, this will help to fund rising repair costs, future improvement programmes and safety compliance works to keep your homes safe and well managed."
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