Housing benefit element
Dear Telford and Wrekin Council,
How many people have their housing benefit paid directly to their landlord? In last year?
What is the Council criteria for having the housing benefit element paid directly to a landlord? Eg private tenant
Yours faithfully,
John Brown
Dear Mr Brown,
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000 Acknowledgement -TWC-54318
Thank you for your request for information received by us on 03 February
2020 asking for the following:
How many people have their housing benefit paid directly to their
landlord? In last year?
What is the Council criteria for having the housing benefit element paid
directly to a landlord? Eg private tenant
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you within 20 working days of receiving your request. Therefore we will
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Yours sincerely
Phoebe Bryan
Information Governance
Dear Mr Brown,
Freedom of information request Reference TWC-54318.
Please find attached your response.
Kind Regards,
Information Governance
Audit, Information Governance and Insurance Services
Finance, Audit & Information Governance
Telford & Wrekin Council
Telford & Wrekin Council, Audit & Information Governance, Darby House,
Lawn Central, Town Centre, Telford, TF3 4JA
e-mail: [Telford and Wrekin Council request email]
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