{"id":681905,"date":"2026-01-08T09:32:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/681905\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:32:13","slug":"social-housing-tenants-could-pay-200-a-year-more-in-rent-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/681905\/","title":{"rendered":"Social housing tenants could pay \u00a3200 a year more in rent increase"},"content":{"rendered":"

An opposition councillor has criticised the plan.\"PendletonPendleton Together manages properties around Salford on behalf of the council (Image: LDRS)<\/p>\n

Social housing tenants in Salford could pay \u00a3200 more over a year in rent if new proposals by the council are approved. Plans have been made by Salford<\/a> council to increase rent by four percent in 2026\/27 for properties it owns which are managed by Pendleton Together.<\/p>\n

It would mean an average rent hike of \u00a34 per week across 52 weeks according to a council report. A council report explained that freezing rents would cause a deficit, which is not allowed under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.<\/p>\n

It stated: \u2018Rent would increase from its current average level of \u00a3102.18 per week on a 52-week basis to \u00a3106.27. \u2018Tenants currently pay rent on a 48-week basis giving a weekly increase of \u00a34.43 from \u00a3110.70 to \u00a3115.13.\u2019<\/p>\n

The proposals include changes to service charges \u2018in line with the costs of providing those services\u2019.<\/p>\n

Salford council\u2019s report revealed that the proposed 2026\/27 service charge for CCTV\/concierge includes an \u00a311,656 adjustment for the costs of delivering the service during 2024\/25, as opposed to the estimated cost.<\/p>\n

\"CouncilCouncil leaders are meeting next week to discuss the proposal (Picture: Jason Roberts \/ Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n

Salford Mayor Paul Dennett and his cabinet team are meeting next week to discuss the move and make a decision. It comes after social housing rents went up by around \u00a320 a month<\/a> for some Pendleton Together tenants last year.<\/p>\n

The council\u2019s report added: \u2018The council is required to implement a fair and equitable charging policy to residents for the services which they receive.<\/p>\n

\u2018Each year costs are calculated based on a combination of actual and estimated costs. Where costs have been estimated, these are reconciled to reflect the actual costs in following years.\u2019<\/p>\n

A Salford council spokesperson said the plans will be discussed in full during the cabinet meeting on January 13.<\/p>\n

They added: \u201cAt the cabinet meeting we will discuss a series of measures to ensure the quality of standards in our housing stock in Pendleton.<\/p>\n

\u201cProposals are to increase rents by four per cent, alongside adjustments to service charges (where applicable) in line with the actual cost of delivering these services to customers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government has reaffirmed that authorities are expected to set reasonable and transparent service charges which reflect the cost of services being provided to tenants. Councillors will discuss this item in full detail at the meeting where a decision will be made.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe council acknowledges residents may be struggling with the cost of living, and we have invested significantly in support for residents who need it, through Salford Assist, our local Winter Support Payment and by expanding our Welfare Rights and Debt Advice team.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is also the \u00a325,000 Pendleton Hardship Fund for 2026 \u2013 27 that we have committed to, in a bid to help residents as much as we can.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the proposal has drawn criticism from Salford council\u2019s Conservative opposition group.<\/p>\n

“This latest rent increase is yet another blow for residents across Salford,\u201d said Councillor Adam Kealey.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the cost of living still rising, this was a clear opportunity for the Labour-run council to show they understand the pressure people are under. Instead, they\u2019ve chosen to push through another rent hike, following increases in previous years.<\/p>\n

\u201cLabour<\/a> may claim to stand up for local residents, but decisions like this tell a very different story.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An opposition councillor has criticised the plan.Pendleton Together manages properties around Salford on behalf of the council (Image:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":681906,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,4884,2465,1290,27605,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-681905","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-manchester","12":"tag-salford","13":"tag-salford-council","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115858790515690555","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=681905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/681906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=681905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=681905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=681905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}