Evictions and Out-of-Area Rehousing of Council Tenants affected by Welfare Reform
Dear Northern Ireland Housing Executive,
I am seeking information about the potential impact of UK government welfare reform policies on eviction rates and geographical displacement of households with council housing tenancies. My information request relates to three welfare reform policies:
Under-Occupancy (also known as Removal of Spare Room Subsidy / Bedroom Tax)
The Benefit Cap
Universal Credit roll-out
I understand that under Section 16 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 there is a duty to assist and advise the requester. I would appreciate your advice if you think my request needs any clarification in order to get the information that I am looking for, or if it would exceed the cost limit in its present form.
1. Please provide an annual breakdown since April 2010 of the total number of unique council tenancies - including the total number of people recorded as living in them - that have been evicted due to the non-payment of rent arrears.
2. For each year of this annual breakdown since April 2013, please disclose how many of these evicted households - including the total number of people recorded as living in them - had at some point been affected by:
a. Under-occupancy
b. Under-occupancy and the Benefit Cap
c. Under-occupancy and the Benefit Cap and Universal Credit roll-out
3. How many of the evicted households affected by a, b, or c - including the total number of people recorded as living in them - went on to make a successful homelessness application to the local authority?
4. Of these successful homeless applications, please disclose how many households - including the total number of people recorded as living in them - were placed in temporary accommodation in a different local authority area and disclose the destination local authority.
Yours faithfully,
Stuart Gamblin
Dear Mr. Gamblin,
Please find attached acknowledgement letter to your recent freedom of
information request.
Kind regards,
Naoimh McArdle-McFall
Community Engagement Officer
Community Involvement & Community Cohesion Unit
Northern Ireland Housing Executive
(: (028) 95983263 | ( Ext: 83263 | *:
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Dear Mr. Gamblin,
Please find attached response to your recent freedom of information
request.
Kind regards,
Naoimh McArdle-McFall
Community Engagement Officer
Community Involvement & Community Cohesion Unit
Northern Ireland Housing Executive
(: (028) 95983263 | ( Ext: 83263 | *:
[1][email address]
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