Maidstone Borough Council
Freedom of Information Act Request
Ref: FOI/7431
Date: 04/10/2022
Request and Response
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
In the table below we have provided the expenditure funded from the Rough
Sleeper Initiative (RSI) grant on clearing arrears, however please note that
these figures may also include rent deposits and guarantees paid out in the year.
YEAR
AMOUNT
2017/2018
£0.00
2018/2019
£29,156.83
2019/2020
£15,246.45
2020/2021
£19,583.81
2021/2022
£27,369.07
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.
Under section 1(1)(a) of the FOI Act, following a search of our paper and
electronic records I have established that this information is not held. This is
because we do not record a breakdown of this expenditure by 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
TOTAL
NUMBER OF NUMBER OF
TOTAL
YEAR
SPENT
AWARDS
NON-AWARDS CASES
2017/2018 £305,675.31 304
296
600
2018/2019 £319,920.43 330
331
631
2019/2020 £302,510.00 355
365
720
2020/2021 £406,051.00 407
183
590
2021/2022 £327.311.00 365
153
518
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.
Under section 1(1)(a) of the FOI Act, following a search of our paper and
electronic records I have established that this information is not held. This is
because we do not record a breakdown of this expenditure by council housing
tenants, housing association tenants and private rental sector tenants.