Transfer to the Property Holdings Department from the Housing Department, £114,400 being Housing's share of the 2006 maintenance savings which had previously been charged to Property Holdings.

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A decision made (04/06/2007) regarding: Transfer to the Property Holdings Department from the Housing Department, £114,400 being Housing's share of the 2006 maintenance savings which had previously been charged to Property Holdings.

Subject:	To transfer to the Property Holdings Department from the Housing Department, £114,400, being Housing’s share of the 2006 maintenance savings which had previously been charged to Property Holdings
Decision Reference:	MD-H-2007-0030	Exempt clause(s):		Not exempt
Type of Report: (oral or written)	Written	Person Giving Report (if oral):		N/A
Telephone or e-mail Meeting?	N/A	Report File ref:
Written Report – Title	Budget transfer for Housing Maintenance Savings	Written report - author		Claire Moscrop – Finance Director
Decision(s): The Minister agreed to a budget transfer in perpetuity from the Housing Department to the Property Holdings Department of £114,400, this being the Housing Department’s agreed share of the total States maintenance savings.
Reason(s) for decision Property Holdings Department is required to make cumulative maintenance savings of £900,000 for 2006 to 2007 based on transfers to them of the total States maintenance budgets of £15.7 million (at 2005 rates). The 2006 portion of the saving was £400,000, and this sum included an agreed element of £114,400 in respect of the Housing Department’s social housing maintenance budget. As the Housing Maintenance function for social housing is not being transferred to the Property Holdings Department, a base budget adjustment is required to align the savings targets with maintenance budgets.
Resource implications Financial: A reduction of £114,400 in the 2007 Housing Department Maintenance budget Manpower: NIL Property: NIL ICT: NIL Law Drafting: NIL
Action required: Finance Director is to make the Transfer
Signature: (Minister/ Assistant Minister)			Date of Decision:

Transfer to the Property Holdings Department from the Housing Department, £114,400 being Housing's share of the 2006 maintenance savings which had previously been charged to Property Holdings.

Date of Report:- 26 th April 2007

REPORT TO THE HOUSING MINISTER

Budget Transfers for Housing Maintenance Savings

Purpose of the Report

To request the approval for a budget transfer to the Property Holdings Department from the Housing Department, to fund Housing’s share of the 2006 savings against the total States maintenance budget.

Background

Property Holdings Department is required to make cumulative maintenance savings of £900,000 for 2006 to 2007 based on transfers to them of the total States maintenance budgets of £15.7 million (at 2005 rates).

The 2006 portion of the saving was £400,000, and this sum included an agreed element of £114,400 in respect of the Housing Department’s social housing maintenance budget.

Proposal

As the Housing Maintenance function for social housing is not being transferred to the Property Holdings Department, a base budget adjustment is required to align the savings targets with maintenance budgets.

The effect of the proposed budget adjustment can be shown as follows:

Housing Property Holdings Total

Savings allocation before transfer £0 £900,000 £900,000

Budget transfer -£114,400 £114,400 £0

Savings allocation after Transfer £114,400 £785,600 £900,000

Recommendation

The Minister is recommended to approve in perpetuity a budget transfer of £114,400 from the Housing Department to the Property Holdings Department.

Claire Moscrop

Finance Director

26th April 2007