Dundee City Council to scrap shower charge

Dundee City Council has announced it will remove the shower charge.

Around 2,000 people in the city are thought to have been affected by the levy, of between £5-10 per week.

Councillor Anne Rendall says the administration plans to remove charge in its entirety from the start of the financial year.

She said, “We’ve been working very hard over the last few months to identify ways of removing this charge.

"We gave a very clear public commitment and we will deliver on that."

She added, “The discussions with council officers have been very positive and colleagues have also engaged with organisations such as the Dundee Federation of Tenants Association.

"I’m delighted for the 2000 tenants affected that we have a very clear way of removing this charge.

"This is another example of the positive and proactive approach taken by this administration.

“Since the charge was introduced under the previous Labour Administration, it has not been one which was well received by tenants.

"Whilst the policy of installing showers was stopped, the charge continued and thankfully, we will now bring forward proposals that address that.”

Council Leader, John Alexander said: “I sat down with community representatives recently and would want to thank them for the way in which they have engaged.

"As I’ve said to them and anyone else who has asked, it has been our intention to remove the charge and finding the financial means to do this has been key.

"We have done this and I’m delighted that tenants will no longer face this charge from April if everyone is in agreement."