An investment of £39.9m has been approved by elected members (23 Feb 2023) to carry out a range of improvements to around 11,000 Council homes in 2023/24.

£28.5m has been earmarked for re-roofing, kitchen and bathroom upgrades, electrical safety checks and a replacement programme for doors and windows. 

£6.5m will continue the ongoing programme of heating system upgrades to around 1,100 Council homes and more cost effective and efficient heating systems for tenants in off-gas areas will be installed.   Plus £1.5m was approved for external wall insulation for Glenfuir Court.

£3m will also be spent on estate improvements for fencing, wall and path upgrades.

And over the next five years a further 555 new affordable social housing will be built costing £96m. 

Council house rents will also increase by 2% for 2023/24. This means an average increase of £1.47 taking the average weekly rent to £74.82. 

This increase continues to follow the feedback from consultation with tenants in 2020, where it showed a 2% increase per year for 2021/22 – 2023/24 was their preferred option.

Tenants will be asked for their views on rent setting for future years when further consultation is carried out towards the end of this year.