Thousands of residents in Bolton, Greater Manchester, will see their housing costs go up after Bolton at Home announced a 4.8 per cent rent increase for the 2026/27 financial year. The change will take effect from April 2026 and affects most of the 19,000 households managed by the organisation.
The increase is based on a national government rule that allows social housing providers to raise rents by the rate of inflation plus one per cent. For this update, the group used the September 2025 inflation rate of 3.8 per cent to reach the total 4.8 per cent rise.
This change comes as the housing provider prepares to legally change its name to Be One Homes on 1 April 2026. The new name follows a previous merger with Arcon Housing and reflects the group’s work in areas outside of the local borough.
To help people understand the new charges, tenants are being invited to join online sessions in March 2026 hosted by Four Million Homes. These webinars are designed to explain resident rights and how housing providers set their yearly costs.
The landlord has also encouraged any residents worried about their bills to contact its internal money advice team for help with budgeting and benefit checks. The organisation aims to finish building 1,400 new homes by the end of the 2025/26 period to increase the amount of available housing.
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