FOI Request 25/07/2022 Housing
Dear Uttlesford 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 Alessandra Berti,
Thank you for your request for information which Uttlesford District Council received on 25 July 2022. Your request has been allocated the Councils reference of 22-423.
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Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Uttlesford District Council
Council Offices
London Road
Saffron Walden
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Thank you for your request for information, which has been considered and actioned under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The information you requested is shown below:
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 £47263.79
b. 2018/2019 £51145.26
c. 2019/2020 £43268.94
d. 2020/2021 £48490.95
e. 2021/2022 £67893.22
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.
Council Tenants Private Rental Housing Association
2017/2018 £11215.63 £8544.21 £27503.95
2018/2019 £19044.60 £8535.28 £23565.38
2019/2020 £14062.51 £8747.84 £20458.59
2020/2021 £10589.66 £10552 £28349.29
2021/2022 £28014.62 £22084.00 £17764.60
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 £58668.45
b. 2018/2019 £40342.29
c. 2019/2020 £42255.06
d. 2020/2021 £71639.45
e. 2021/2022 £44526.76
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.
Council Tenants Private Rental Housing Association
2017/2018 £17370.73 £23639.20 £17658.52
2018/2019 £10848.46 £14290.92 £15202.91
2019/2020 £6117.82 £24881.62 £11255.62
2020/2021 £16391.81 £39369.43 £15878.21
2021/2022 £6376.73 £28887.60 £9262.43
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further queries or concerns.
If you are dissatisfied with the response to your request, please let us know. If we are unable to resolve the matter quickly then you may wish to pursue this through the Councils complaints procedure and request an internal review be undertaken. Internal review requests should be submitted within 40 working days of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be addressed to: [Uttlesford District Council request email].
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you 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. Telephone: 0303 123 1113 or 01625 545 700 Website: www.ico.org.uk.
Kind regards
Hannah Lindley (IRRV)
Senior Welfare and Quality Assurance Officer
Uttlesford District Council
Council Offices
London Road
Saffron Walden
CB11 4ER
T: 01799 510332
E: [email address]
E: [email address]
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