Dear Ms Berti

Your request for information ref: SOT-112605

Thank you for your request for information about the Local Authority's
expenditure of council housing tenants, housing association tenants and
private rental sector tenants.  Your request was received by the
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Yours sincerely

Information Rights Team

Information Rights

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Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1HH

City of Stoke-on-Trent 

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Dear Ms Berti

Your request for information ref. SOT-112605

Unfortunately we cannot identify the information that you have asked for
from the details that you have given. We will not be able to continue with
your request until you have provided the following details:

Please could you advise if you require costings on administering the
process and fund, or what is actually spent from the fund?

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Yours sincerely

Information Rights Team

Information Rights

Floor 4 Civic Centre Glebe Street

Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1HH

City of Stoke-on-Trent 

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Dear Ms Berti

Your request for information ref. SOT-112605 

We have now considered your request and a copy of the information is
enclosed below.

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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.

Response: When any award of a DHP is made, which could be as a one-off
payment which may be used to clear off all or part of any tenant arrears.
We may also award a weekly payment that could be backdated to assist with
any arrears or shortfall in rent ongoing forward.

Unfortunately, the Benefit Services team and our System do not hold the
DHP award data in such specific detail, so we are unable to provide this
information.

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             -           £688,620.12

b.   2018/2019             -           £506,923.16

c.   2019/2020             -           £409,781.12

d.   2020/2021             -           £413,871.88

e.   2021/2022             -           £375,701.62

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: The breakdown of the expenditure for each given year in to
private sector, housing associations or council tenants is not available
as were unable to separate the types based on the DHP award data held.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
you should write to: The Information Rights Manager, Information Rights
Team, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Floor 4, Civic Centre, Glebe Street,
ST4 1HH, or email [1][Stoke on Trent City Council request email].

If, after contacting us, you are not content with the outcome, you may ask
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see the following link for guidance from the Information Commissioner
relating to how to use your information rights responsibly and
effectively, to enable you to gain the best outcome from the process -
[2]http://ico.org.uk/for_the_public.

Generally, the Information Commissioner cannot make a decision unless you
have already used our internal review procedure. The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, tel: 0303 123
1113 or you can visit their website at
[3]https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/

You can find details of how we handle your personal information by
visiting [4]www.stoke.gov.uk/dataprotection

Yours sincerely

Information Rights Team

Information Rights

City of Stoke-on-Trent

Floor 4 Civic Centre Glebe Street Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1HH

T: 01782 232853, 01782 233020, 01782 233732, 01782 235965

E: [5][Stoke on Trent City Council request email]

Request

Dear Stoke on Trent City 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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else. If you have received this transmission in error please notify the
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Unless this message states it, nothing in its contents should be taken as
an offer or acceptance, forming any contractual obligations.

We accept no liability for any damages, loss or costs resulting from any
reliance placed on the contents of this message.

All email traffic, whether sent via public or private networks, is subject
to appropriate recording and monitoring in accordance with relevant
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required by law to disclose details of them.

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warranty that this e-mail, or any attachment, is virus free and we
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