Households affected by the household benefit cap

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Dear Harrow Borough Council,

I am a researcher at the housing charity Shelter. We are seeking to understand the impact of the household benefit cap on local authorities in England. We would be incredibly grateful for your help.

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of information Act 2000.

1. Please provide the most recent data available for your local authority:

All households
• The number of households who have their benefits reduced by the Household Benefit Cap introduced by the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 in your area. (Please include both households who were already subject to the previous benefit cap of £26,000/£18,200, and those newly affected by the lowered cap).
• The average reduction in these households’ benefit award, and the number of these households who have a reduction of £100 or more a week.

Homeless households in temporary accommodation
• The number of homeless households accommodated by your authority in temporary accommodation who have their benefits reduced by the Household Benefit Cap.
• The average reduction in these households’ benefit award.

2. If you have carried out an assessment of the impact of lowering the cap in your local authority, please provide this document.

Many thanks - I look forward to receiving your reply in the next 20 working days.

Yours faithfully,

Jenny Pennington

Anna Batoryk,

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Dear Ms. Pennington
 
Thank you for your information request. We will forward it to the
relevant department who will contact you shortly.
 
Information Management Team
Harrow Council
Civic Centre, Civic 1
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Station Road
Harrow
HA1 2XF
[Harrow Borough Council request email]

Anna Batoryk,

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Dear Ms. Pennington
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 2 February
2017.
 
We are dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
and we aim to send a response by 2 March 2017 (which is 20 working days
beginning on the first working day after the date we received your
request).
 
In some cases, a fee may be payable.  If we decide a fee is payable, we
will send you a fee notice and we will require you to pay the fee before
proceeding with your request.
 
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 may restrict the release of some or
all of the information you have requested.  We will carry out an
assessment and if any exemptions apply to some or all of the information
then we might not provide that information to you.  We will inform you if
this is the case and advise you of your rights to request an internal
review and to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.
 
We will also advise you if we cannot provide you with the information
requested for any other reason together with the reason(s) why and details
of how you may appeal (if appropriate).
 
Kind regards
 
 
Anna Batoryk
FOI Officer - Business Support
Resources
[email address]

Anna Batoryk,

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Dear Ms. Pennington

Please find attached our response to your recent FOI request.

Kind regards
 
 
Anna Batoryk
FOI Officer - Business Support
Resources
[email address]