Rent Setting Policy - Monitoring and continuous improvement

The Regulator of Social Housing expects all Registered Providers, including local authorities, to have robust systems of internal control in place to ensure compliance with rent requirements, underpinned by high quality data which providers can use to assure themselves, their tenants, and the Regulator that rents are being charged appropriately. The Council’s systems will be reviewed and risk of error or omission assessed regularly.

The Council will be subject to regular internal and external audits of its Rent Setting Policy.

The Council will monitor and report on its performance on rent collection quarterly.

This Policy will be reviewed every 3 years and/or be modified as necessary in line with changes to future Council policy, new legislation, regulation or changes to legislative and regulatory framework (including significant changes to benefits systems).