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Housing Revenue Accounts

Commons · Question 10194 · Tabled 21 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 28 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Paul Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the Housing Revenue Account reflects the potential benefits for the council’s own tenants.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 28 Oct 2024

The Housing Revenue Account (HRA) is a ring-fenced accounting mechanism within the General Fund. The ring-fence ensures that the income from tenants’ rents is only spent on the upkeep and management of local authority tenants’ homes and protects them from...