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

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Dear Crawley Borough 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,

Charlotte Connor

Freedom Of Information, Crawley Borough Council

Dear Madam,

 

Thank you for your request for information which is being considered under
the Freedom of Information Act.

 

You should receive the information requested within 20 working days unless
the Council does not hold the information or if there is a reason for it
to be withheld.

 

Please remember to quote the above FOI reference number in any future
communications.

 

Kind regards,    

     

Freedom of Information

 

FOI: 5579

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Freedom Of Information, Crawley Borough Council

Dear Madam,

 

Please see below for Crawley Borough Council’s response.

 

Regards,

 

Gillian Edwards

Audit and Risk Manager

01293 438384

 

FOI request No: 5579

 

 

Dear Crawley Borough 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.

 

Crawley Borough Council Response

 

2010       11 evictions    15 persons recorded as living there at time of
eviction

2011       7 evictions      21 persons…..

2012       17 evictions    45 persons…..

2013       25 evictions    70 persons…..

2014       19 evictions    38 persons…..

2015       13 evictions    28 persons…..

2016       6 evictions      10 persons…..

2017       15 evictions    20 persons…..

 

 

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

 

Crawley Borough Council Response

 

13/14 – 6

14/15 – 5

15/16 – 2

16/17 – 2

 

b.    Under-occupancy and the Benefit Cap

 

Crawley Borough Council Response

 

Nil

 

c.     Under-occupancy and the Benefit Cap and Universal Credit roll-out

 

Crawley Borough Council Response

 

Nil

 

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?

 

Crawley Borough Council Response

 

None

 

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

 

Crawley Borough Council Response

 

N/A

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Charlotte Connor

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