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Dear North Ayrshire 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,

Joe Light

North Ayrshire Council

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Dear Joe Light

Subject : FOI Request

Thank you for your email dated 23/01/2018, which was received by North
Ayrshire Council on 23/01/2018, requesting information about the potential
impact of central government welfare reform policies on eviction rates and
geographical displacement of households with council housing tenancies
North Ayrshire Council acknowledges receipt of your request and confirms
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Yours sincerely

Bill McGhee
FOI Co-ordinator

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For your information - Your details received :
Name: Joe Light

Address:
email: [FOI #459416 email]

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Information Requested :
FOI_Information_RequestedFrom: [FOI #459416 email]
Sent: 23/January/2018 16:14 (GMT)
To: [North Ayrshire Council request email]
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Evictions and Out-of-Area
Rehousing of Council Tenants affected by Welfare Reform
Dear North Ayrshire 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,

Joe Light

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Bill McGhee, North Ayrshire Council

Dear Joe Light

Subject : Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Thank you for your request for information dated 23/01/2018, which was
received by North Ayrshire Council on 23/01/2018.

We have now completed our research for the information you request and the
responses to the questions submitted are listed below.

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.

2010/11
No of tenancies – 13,113
Evicted (rent arrears) - 39

2011/12
No of tenancies – 13,081
Evicted (rent arrears) - 34

2012/13
No of tenancies – 13.020
Evicted (rent arrears) - 34

2013/14
No of tenancies – 12,893
Evicted (rent arrears) - 27

2014/15
No of tenancies – 12,990
Evicted (rent arrears) - 38

2015/16
No of tenancies – 12,944
Evicted (rent arrears) - 38

2016/17
No of tenancies – 12,809
Evicted (rent arrears) - 48

FYI - 'Including the total number of people recorded as living in them' –
this information is not available due to our live moveable database.

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

2013/14
Under Occ Only - 6 households
Underocc & BC - 0
Underocc & BC & UC - 0

2014/15
Underocc Only - 18 households
Underocc & BC - 0
Underocc & BC & UC - 0

2015/16
Underocc only - 22 households
Underocc & BC - 0
Underocc & UC but no BC - 6 households
Under occ, & BC & UC 0

2016/17
Under occ only - 34 households
Under occ and BC - 1 household
Under occ & BC and UC - 1 household

FYI - 'Including the total number of people recorded as living in them' –
this information is not available due to our live moveable database.

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?
2013/14
1 household presented as homeless - 1 person in total

2014/15
3 households presented as homeless - 3 people in total

2015/16
2 households presented as homeless - 2 people in total

2016/17
2 households presented as homeless - 2 people in total

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.

North Ayrshire Council did not accommodate any homeless households in
temporary accommodation out with our own Local Authority Area.

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Yours sincerely

Bill McGhee
FOI Co-ordinator

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For your information - Your details received :
Name: Joe Light

Address:
email: [FOI #459416 email]

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Information Requested :
FOI_Information_RequestedFrom: [FOI #459416 email]
Sent: 23/January/2018 16:14 (GMT)
To: [North Ayrshire Council request email]
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Evictions and Out-of-Area
Rehousing of Council Tenants affected by Welfare Reform
Dear North Ayrshire 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,

Joe Light

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acting, or refraining from acting, on such information prior to the
receipt by those persons of subsequent written confirmation.

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immediately by telephone. Please also destroy and delete the message
from your computer.

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modification, distribution and/or publication of any part of this e-mail
message (or attachments transmitted with it) by the addressee(s) is
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