Council rents are to rise by one per cent but tenants will have to spread their annual payments over 52 weeks instead of the current 48.
Councillors will be asked to approve the new charges and payment system when the housing committee meets on Monday.
Currently rent in Dundee is calculated over a 48-week period, which means tenants do not have to pay rent on four weeks of the year: the first week in April, the first week of the Dundee holiday fortnight and the Christmas and New Year weeks.
However, the council now wants to introduce a 52-week system to “harmonise” payments with the new Universal Credit benefit, which is paid monthly.
Although tenants will still pay the same overall charge, when asked by the council if they supported the change, only 41% of respondents said they were in favour of the plans.
The housing committee will also be asked to approve a one per cent increase in rent charges the lowest rise since Dundee City Council was created in 1996.
This will see charges rise by 69p a week, or 78p a week under the old 48-week payment system.
Increases will be capped at £1 a week. This will only effect tenants living in six-room cottages of flats, who currently pay average rents of £102.15 and £121.94, respectively.
Councillors will also be asked to approve the creation of a £250,000 hardship fund from within the housing revenue budget to help tenants struggling financially.
More than 1,700 tenants took part in the consultation on rents and payment systems.