A councillor has called for plans for rents to be increased in the Vale of Glamorgan to be looked at again. Vale of Glamorgan Council will meet to discuss and make a decision on plans to increase council house rent in the county by 5.5% next week.
Chair of the council's home and safe communities scrutiny committee, Cllr Millie Collins, expressed concern over the impact such a move could have on those already struggling with the cost of living crisis. Cllr Collins said: “It is essential that we understand the effect that this 5.5% rent rise will have on the 4,000 or so households in the Vale who rent council homes.
“Those people have seen their heating and food bills rise significantly in recent months, and we’ve already heard talk about council tax rises too. Setting rate rises has to be about what’s good for people, and not just what’s good for the Council budget. I will be asking for this rent rise to be discussed as an urgent item at our next Homes and Safe Communities meeting, before it goes to the vote at Full Council.”
