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Housing Executive announces annual rent increase.
The Housing Executive has announced its annual rent increase.
From April 6, 2026, rents will increase by 4.8% - this equates to an increase of £3.94 on the average weekly rent, which is currently £82.04, excluding rates.
All tenants will be contacted over the next few weeks to advise of their new rent charges and what they need to do.
Grainia Long, Chief Executive, said: “Rent from our tenants is a vital funding stream that is invested straight back into our homes and tenant services.
“It enables us to provide essential high-quality customer and neighbourhood services as well as ongoing maintenance of our homes and significant improvement work.
“In 2026/27 we plan to spend circa £270m on improving and maintaining our homes, with more than a quarter of our homes being upgraded with work programmes.
“Importantly £42.3m of this will go to installing new energy efficient measures to make our homes warmer and future proof them for many years ahead," said Ms Long.
She added: “We understand that an increase in rent may be concerning and challenging for some tenants and we are here to help.
Our dedicated financial inclusion team can provide, free, confidential money advice, help you to manage a budget and check your benefit entitlement.
“We encourage any tenant who is having difficulty paying their rent, to contact us immediately for assistance and advice.
“We would also reassure tenants that we will only take legal action in circumstances where rent is not fully paid and a tenant refuses to engage with us. We have included details of how to get in touch and the help available in our letter to each tenant.”
81% of Housing Executive tenants receive full or partial Housing Benefit support or Universal Credit towards their rent.
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