FOI Request 25/07/2022 Housing
Dear Stroud District Council,
I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Q. 1. i.) Please state the local authority’s expenditure (including use of Government grants) on clearing the arrears of tenants in the following financial years.
a. 2017/2018
b. 2018/2019
c. 2019/2020
d. 2020/2021
e. 2021/2022
ii.) For each of the above years, please provide a breakdown of expenditure on clearing the arrears of council housing tenants, housing association tenants and private rental sector tenants.
Q. 2. i.) Please state the local authority’s expenditure (including use of Government grants) on discretionary housing payments to assist ongoing renting costs of tenants in the following years.
a. 2017/2018
b. 2018/2019
c. 2019/2020
d. 2020/2021
e. 2021/2022
ii.) For each of the above years, please provide a breakdown of expenditure on assisting the ongoing renting costs of council housing tenants, housing association tenants and private rental sector tenants.
Yours faithfully,
Alessandra Berti
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Dear Ms Berti
Email acknowledging receipt of a request for information
Thank you for your email received at these offices on 26 July 2022
requesting information about rent arrears, discretionary housing payments,
and renting costs.
Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and will be answered within 20 working days.
Should you require any further information, please contact Tenant Services
FOI team on 01453 766321 or at [1]tenant.[Stroud District Council request email]
Kind regards,
Lucy Hanman [4][IMG]
Business Support Assistant [5][IMG]
Stroud District Council [6][IMG]
Ebley Mill, Ebley Wharf [7][IMG]
Stroud, Gloucestershire. GL5 4UB
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Good morning
Request for Information
Thank you for your request for information dated 25 July 2022.
The information you have requested under the Freedom of Information act
can be found attached/below.
Yours sincerely
Thank you for yo
Q 1. i (arrears)
A 0.00
B 0.00
C 0.00
D 9478.55
E 5773.20
ii
A 0.00
B 0.00
C 0.00
D Council tenants 9,479, Private tenants* 18,187
E Council tenants 5,773, Private tenants* 11,077
* data is not available for a split between HA tenants and Private tenants
as our system treats both as private tenants
Q2. i (ongoing rent costs)
A 39,375
B 24,726
C 22,745
D 28,438
E 16,306
ii
A Council 39,375, Private*77,876
B Council 24,726, Private*50,706
C Council 22,745, Private* 50,629
D Council 28,438, Private* 42,049
E council 16,306, Private* 44,139
* data is not available for a split between HA tenants and Private tenants
as our system treats both as private tenants
Kind regards
Mrs Taubert
Senior Customer Service Advisor
Stroud District Council
Ebley Mill, Ebley Wharf
Stroud, Gloucestershire. GL5 4UB
T 01453 766321
W [1]www.stroud.gov.uk
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