FOI Request 25/07/2022 Housing

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Alessandra Berti

Dear Burnley Borough 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

Susan Kaewchaluay, Burnley Borough Council

Hello

 

Please find below the response to your Freedom of Information request:

 

“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. “

 

Response:

 

Question 1

 

17/18 - nil

18/19 - nil

19/20 - nil

20/21 - nil

21/22 Private rented £2903.00 - RSL - Nil . Council Nil

 

 

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.

 

Year
2017/18 £196,591.89
2018/19 £215,484.29
2019/20 £237,581.55
2020/21 £209,944.64
2021/22 £175,452.13

 

 

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.

 

Year Council housing Housing Asssociation Private rental Total
2017/18 £0.00 £92,079.06 £104,512.83 £196,591.89
2018/19 £0.00 £97,305.88 £118,178.41 £215,484.29
2019/20 £0.00 £102,457.56 £135,123.99 £237,581.55
2020/21 £0.00 £94,976.17 £114,968.47 £209,944.64
2021/22 £0.00 £76,962.64 £98,489.49 £175,452.13

 

 

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Regards

Susan Kaewchaluay

Freedom of Information

Link Officer

Susan Kaewchaluay
Team Support Officer
Housing & Dev Control

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01282 425011

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