Council house rents in Angus will see an above-inflation increase later this year but will remain among the lowest in Scotland.
The average weekly rent will increase by 3.6%, from £57.47 to £59.53, from April.
This is still lower than neighbouring councils Dundee City, Aberdeenshire and Perth and Kinross, however, which charge £67.73, £62.90 and £62.58 respectively.
The average council rent across Scotland is £63.91.
A special rent-setting meeting of the local authority’s communities committee also approved a 2.2% increase in rent for garages and for the Travellers’ site near Montrose.
Convener Donald Morrison said: “Our rents are still amongst the lowest in Scotland but, in spite of this, we continue to invest a considerable sum into our housing stock.
“This year we are spending over £11 million as we complete the programme of work to ensure all our houses meet the Scottish Housing Quality Standard.
“This money is being spent on external insulation, efficient heating systems and, of course, on new homes, such as the transformation of Newmonthill in Forfar, with 18 new high-quality townhouses.”
The council currently has a housing stock of 7,771 dwellings.
Further average weekly rent increases, to £61.55 to 2016/17 and £63.45 to 2017/18, are planned.
Mr Morrison added: “Last year we approved a new rent structure, with a phased introduction, which effectively set rent increases for four years.
“We are now at the end of the first year of that process, which has seen a successful transition to a more transparent system which is clear and easy to understand.
“It is providing more certainty for customers and the council, and helping long-term stability in our financial planning.”
Lower utility costs will see a decrease in average weekly service charges for sheltered housing tenants from £14.33 in 2014/15 to £11 in 2015/16.
Garage rents will increase from £257.92 to £263.64 per year in April, while the cost of renting a pitch at St Christopher Travelling People Site at Tayock, Montrose, will increase from £50.13 to £51.23 per week.
The council is anticipating spending £7.6m on its housing capital programme in 2015/16, £13.9m in 2016/17 and £13.5m in 2017/18.