Workstreams

Housing benefit payments

We are sorry that Housing Benefit payments due to be paid last week were delayed due to technical issues.

The issues have been resolved and payments should be received into accounts within the next three working days. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Housing benefit payments

We are sorry that Housing Benefit payments due to be paid last week were delayed due to technical issues.

The issues have been resolved and payments should be received into accounts within the next three working days. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

The 11 workstreams identified within the 2025/26 Work Programme reflect the Corporate Strategy and sets out how the Council will seek to achieve the objectives within the Strategy. Priority projects which are within the Work Programme are:

Develop a Town Centre Delivery Plan
Long-term investment plan with key priorities and next steps
Develop a cultural quarter in the town centre (first step – create a planning brief)
Expansion of local events programme (including ‘Love Rugby’ festival)
Encourage tourism into the borough
Public Realm improvements
Improvements to St Andrews Church and Gardens
Enhancement of the Rugby Outdoor Market

The majority of the workstreams now focus on changes to built form, public realm, meanwhile uses and engagement to boost footfall. Some of the workstreams are the required background work to allow key decisions to be made for other projects to be delivered and are interlinked with one another.

The workstreams are overseen by a cross-party working group. Members of the working group are Cllr Roodhouse, Cllr Picker, Cllr Moran, Cllr Thomas, Cllr Poole and Cllr Robinson.

On 8 April 2025 the council's cabinet will consider a report detailing the 11 workstreams.