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

Purbeck District Council did not have the information requested.

Dear Purbeck 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,

Alex Morison

FOI, Purbeck District Council

Thank you for your information request, which will be dealt with under the
appropriate legislation, according to the subject matter:

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA)

 

You will receive a response within 20 working days in line with the FOIA. 
If the request will take any longer to process (eg, if we need to consult
third parties or seek clarification from you) we will let you know.

 

Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR).

 

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EIR not the FOIA.

 

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Please note that under the EIR, a charge may be made for supplying
environmental information and the Council introduced charging for
environmental information from 1 April 2016.  The Council’s Charging for
Environmental Information Policy is available to view at
[1]https://www.dorsetforyou.com/article/419...
The Council’s current Fees and Charges can be viewed at
[2]https://www.dorsetforyou.com/article/395...

 

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[3]https://www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/dataprot....

 

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Jane Hay, Purbeck District Council

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Dear Mr Morison

 

Information Request 4165

 

Thank you for your information request dated and received on 23 January
2018 which has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
(FOIA).

 

The information you have requested is not held by Purbeck District Council
as the Council does not have any housing stock, having transferred it in
2004 to:

 

Synergy Purbeck

Link House
West Street
Poole
Dorset

BH15 1LD

01202 308600
[1][email address]

 

There are also other housing associations operating in the Purbeck area,
and a contact list of these is attached.  If you intend to contact them,
please note that housing associations are not currently subject to the
FOIA.

 

If you are unhappy with the way your request has been handled, you may ask
for an internal review.  Please email [2][Purbeck District Council request email] or write to
the Performance & Information Officer, Chief Executive’s Department,
Purbeck District Council, Westport House, Worgret Road, Wareham, Dorset,
BH20 4PP if you wish to request a review. If you are not content with the
outcome of the internal review, you then 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.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Jane Hay

Performance & Information Officer

Chief Executive’s Department

 

Purbeck District Council | Westport House | Worgret Road | Wareham |
Dorset | BH20 4PP

Switchboard:  01929 556561

Direct Line:  01929 557325

Email:  [email address]

Website:  www.dorsetforyou.com

 

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