
EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE
DISTRICT COUNCIL
THE GRANGE, NUTHOLT LANE,
ELY, CAMBRIDGESHIRE CB7 4EE
Telephone: Ely (01353) 665555
DX41001 ELY Fax: (01353) 665240
www.eastcambs.gov.uk
Further to your information request FOI/EIR 21/22-374 please find your question and our response below.
Request:
(1) Please state how much housing benefit has been paid by the council directly to landlords to provide
“exempt accommodation” for those in receipt of the benefits. Please provide the figures for each of the
past three financial years (2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21), as well as any available data for 2021/22.
(2) Please provide a list of the 20 landlords that have received the highest amount in housing benefit from
the council for providing “exempt accommodation” for those in receipt of the benefits. Again, please
provide this information for each of the past three financial years (2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21) as well as
any available data for 2021/22. For each year, please (a) provide the landlord’s full name or company
name, (b) state the total amount they received from the council in each year.
Response:
Please see attachment
This concludes your request FOI/EIR 21/22-374
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