Housing
VAT will be charged where applicable at the appropriate rates.
| HOUSING FEES AND CHARGES | Fee 2023/24 £:P | Fee 2024/25 |
| Homelessness | ||
| Bed and Breakfast - recharge per week | ||
| Each adult | Actual Cost | Actual Cost |
| Each child under 16 | Actual Cost | Actual Cost |
| Ineligible charge | 21.10 | 22.15 |
| Homelessness | ||
| Hire of Communal Lounges (per 1/2 day session) | ||
| Commercial rate | 50.00 | 52.50 |
| Mixed rate (commercial and residents) | 26.25 | |
| Use of guest bedroom per night | 15.00 | 15.75 |
| Lifelines | ||
| Registered disabled persons - Lifeline Monitoring per week | 2.10 | 2.21 |
| Registered disabled persons - Lifeline equipment rental per week (includes monitoring) | 5.36 | 5.63 |
| Other persons - Monitoring per week | 3.15 | 3.31 |
| Other persons - Rental per week (includes monitoring) | 5.25 | 5.51 |
| Monthly Basic Telecare package monitoring charge | 22.75 | 23.89 |
| Telecare installation - private resident | 52.50 | 57.75 |
| Telecare installation - additional sensors | 6.25 | 6.88 |
| Monthly 1st year instalment charge installation and monitoring | 35.28 | 37.04 |
| Telecare - Monthly 1st year instalment charge, rental and monitoring | 27.13 | 28.49 |
| Monitoring & Support level 1 - Daily visit | 21.00 | 22.05 |
| Monitoring & Support level 2 - 2 visits per week | 12.60 | 13.23 |
| Monitoring & Support level 3 - 1 visit per week | 9.45 | 9.92 |
| Monitoring & Support level 4 - 1 visit per fortnight | 6.30 | 6.62 |
| Monitoring & Support level 5 - 1 visit per month | 5.25 | 5.51 |
| Monitoring & Support level 6 - 1 visit per week | 4.20 | 4.41 |
| Monitoring & Support level 7 - 1 monitoring only | 3.15 | 3.31 |
| Fall detector - rental per month (includes monitoring) | 5.07 | 5.32 |
| Smoke detector - rental per month (includes monitoring) | 2.90 | 3.05 |
| Bed Occupancy Sensor - rental per month (includes monitoring) | 5.55 | 5.83 |
| Property Exit Sensor - rental per month (includes monitoring) | 12.13 | 12.74 |
| Medication Dispenser - rental per month (includes monitoring) | 7.58 | 7.96 |
| Garages | ||
| Rent per week - Council Tenants - Garage in Proximity to Rented Property | 9.96 | 10.69 |
| Rent per week - Council Tenants - Garage in Proximity to Rented Property (Chatsworth Road) | 11.63 | 12.48 |
| Rent per week - All other circumstances | 9.96 or 11.63 + 20% VAT | 10.69 OR 12.48 + 20% VAT |
| Garage Plots | ||
| Rent per annum - Council Tenants - Plot in Proximity to Rented Property | 1.29 | 1.38 |
| Rent per annum - All other circumstances | 1.29 + 20% VAT | 1.38 + 20% VAT |
| Miscellaneous Housing | ||
| Heating - Council Tenants (Pear Tree Court communal) | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| Service charge (Carnegie House) | 21.10 | 22.15 |
| Statutory Notices | ||
| Housing Act 2004 S.49 | ||
| Recovery of administrative and other expenses incurred in taking enforcement action | Actual Cost | Actual Cost |
| STRATEGIC HOUSING | ||
| Issue of Immigration Certificates | 169.50 | 181.00 |
| Application for new licence | 410.40 | 438.00 |
| Additional application fee per pitch in excess of 1 | 7.00 | 8.00 |
| Amendment of licence | 230.00 | 245.00 |
| Transfer of licence | 167.30 | 179.00 |
| Annual fee | 232.20 | 248.00 |
| Additional annual fee per pitch in excess of 1 | 8.00 | 9.00 |
| Deposit, vary or delete site rules | 145.00 | 155.00 |
| Enforcement costs relating to caravan sites based on actual officer time | 49.00 | 52.00 |
| Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation | 780.50 | 833.00 |
| Interest charges applied to outstanding enforcement debts, for example works in default | £0.035 | 0.04 |
| Housing Standards Enforcement costs based on actual officer time | Manager £59 / hour, EHO £49 / hour, Assistant £37 / hour | Manager £63 / hour, EHO £52 / hour, Assistant £40/ hour |