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Caerphilly Council commits to making rents affordable

Councillors pledge to benchmark rents at least every two years

Saffron Jenkins

Saffron Jenkins, InYourArea Community

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Caerphilly Council commits to making rents affordable

AFFORDABILITY CONSIDERED: Cabinet members also agreed to include the Joseph Rowntree Foundation Living Rent model as part of its existing policy (Image: Caerphilly County Borough Council)

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Caerphilly County Borough Council’s cabinet has agreed to take affordability into account when setting tenants' rents.

As part of its existing policy, cabinet members also agreed to include the Joseph Rowntree Foundation Living Rent model, using it to benchmark at least every two years to ensure affordability levels for tenants.

Earlier this year the Council undertook a consultation with tenants, feedback from this exercise was considered as part of Cabinet’s decision; with the majority of tenants feeling it would be fairer and more transparent to take average household earnings from across the county borough into account when setting rents, as opposed to breaking rents down by areas or bands.

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Councillor Shayne Cook, the Council’s cabinet member for housing, said “Caerphilly Council is committed to ensuring rents remain affordable for our tenants, particularly in light of the current cost of living crisis.  This year Cabinet adopted a two per cent rent increase; one of the lowest in Wales.  Caerphilly also has one of the lowest local authority housing rents in Wales.

“The views of our tenants are extremely important to us and I’d like to thank everyone who took part in the rent consultation exercise.  Feedback from this consultation has been vital in helping us agree our approach to rent setting, in order to ensure affordability and value for money for tenants.”

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