Council tax

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To whom it may concern,

Please can I request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

1a) In £, the total amount of Council Tax which was unpaid, by municipal year from 2012/13 and including any arrears in 2018/19 to date);

1b) The total amount of Council Tax, in £, which was owed but never paid by Universal Credit claimants since 2012/13 (broken down by municipal year and including any arrears in 2018/19 to date);

1c) The number of households in receipt of Universal Credit which are currently in arrears on their Council Tax;

2) Since the national introduction of Universal Credit from 2013 onwards, has your authority had to reduce the number of housing officers dealing with benefits queries because of a reduction in government funding? If so, please provide figures for government funding (in £) and staffing numbers (in Full Time Equivalents) before and after these reductions.

If my request cannot be met within cost limits, please can you provide me with advice on how I may refine my request,

Yours faithfully,

Claire Wilde

Info, Stratford on Avon District Council

 

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FOI Response #13169
FOI #13169
Dear Claire Wilde

In response to your request for information, we confirm as follows:

1a)
2012/13 £26,868.60
1a
2013/14 £36.183.15
2014/15 £46,082.14
2015/16 £76,258.46
2016/17 £172,921.90
2017/18 £436,610.15
2018/19 £2,810,545.78

1b No report within the database will output this information.
1c No report within the database will output this information.

It would take an excessive amount of time to extract this information
manually.

2.No

The question asked was not answered in full for the following legal
reason(s) -

* Regulation 12(4)(b) - A public authority may refuse to disclose
information to the extent that the request for information is
manifestly unreasonable

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. An internal review request should be
submitted in writing within 40 working days of receiving the original
reply and should be addressed to:
Phil Grafton, Monitoring Officer, Stratford-on-Avon District Council,
Elizabeth House, Church Street, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6HX.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner's Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Regards
Freedom of Information Officer
Stratford-on-Avon District Council

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