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Evictions and Out-of-Area Rehousing of Council Tenants affected by Welfare Reform

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Dear Uttlesford District Council,

I am seeking information about the potential impact of central 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 area in each case.

Yours faithfully,

Jessica Swain

auto-response@uttlesford.gov.uk, Uttlesford District Council

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Judith Snares, Uttlesford District Council

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Dear Ms Swain

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST

 

Your request for information has now been considered and the information
requested is in the attached spreadsheet. There were no accepted homeless
cases that met your criteria. Of the evictions we carried out there was
only one homeless acceptance and they were not placed in temporary
accommodation.

 

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further queries or
concerns.

 

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your enquiry you may request
an internal review by contacting the Monitoring Officer, Mr Simon Pugh on
[1][email address].  Mr Pugh will investigate your complaint and
inform you of his decision.

 

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of in Mr Pugh’s investigations
you may ask the Chief  Executive, Dawn French to review his investigation
and findings. Ms French may also be contacted at these offices or on
[2][email address]  

 

If you do not accept Ms French’s findings you have a right of appeal to
the Information Commissioner at:  Information Commissioner’s Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.  Telephone: 0303
123 1113 or 01625 545 700  Website:  [3]www.ico.gov.uk

 

Regards

 

 

Judith Snares
Housing Strategy and Operations Manager

Uttlesford District Council w Council Offices w London Road w
Saffron Walden w Essex w CB11 4ER

( 01799 510671 w + [4][email address] w ü
[5]www.uttlesford.gov.uk

 

 

 

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