The Association’s AGM agreed by a large majority that the annual subscription for 2010 be £4 per household. This change, deferred from this year, is the first since HCERA was formed in 1990. If it had been in line with inflation, the increase would have been twice as large. Contrast this with Council Tax in Southampton. In 1993, when first introduced, it was £468 for Band D while in 2009/10 it is £1411.