Housing benefit element

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Dear Stirling Council,

How many people have their housing benefit paid directly to their landlord? In last year?
What is the Council criteria for having the housing benefit element paid directly to a landlord? Eg private tenant

Yours faithfully,

John Brown

FOI, Stirling Council

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Fiona McCallum

Records & Information Governance Team
Stirling Council
Stirling FK8 2ET
01786 233988
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FOI, Stirling Council

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Dear Mr Brown,

 

I refer to your request for information, logged by us as FOI/13782 and can
provide the following information in response to your request.

 

I apologise that this response is late.

 

How many people have their housing benefit paid directly to their
landlord? In last year?

We are unable to get an exact figure for how many tenants gets Housing
Benefit paid directly to their landlord, therefore under S17 of The
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 we advise that we hold no
information in relation to your request. However, we can advise that we
estimate for private tenants it is 1130.

 

What is the Council criteria for having the housing benefit element paid
directly to a landlord? Eg private tenant

We have attached a copy of the form that the claimant has to complete if
they want Housing Benefit to be paid directly to their landlord.

 

 

 

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Records & Information Governance Team

Stirling Council

01786 233988

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