Housing benefit element
Dear Antrim and Newtownabbey District 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
Dear Mr Brown
Re: FOI request 2020/02/002
Thank you for your request for information regarding housing benefits. We
can advise that Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council does not hold the
information you have requested as this function does not fall within
Council’s remit (Councils in Northern Ireland have a much narrower remit
than those in GB). You may wish to direct your enquiry to the Northern
Ireland Housing Executive whose contact details are as follows:
The Access to Information Manager
The Housing Centre,
NIHE,
2 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8PB
Telephone 02890240588
E-mail: [1][email address]
We trust that this resolves your Freedom of Information request. However,
if you are dissatisfied with the way in which we have handled your request
for information you may request an internal review by contacting:
Liz Johnston
Head of Governance
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Antrim Civic Centre
50 Stiles Way
BT41 2UB
Email: [2][email address]
If after the internal review is carried out you remain dissatisfied you
may appeal to the Information Commissioner by contacting:
Information Commissioner’s Office
3rd Floor
14 Cromac Place
Belfast
BT7 2JB
If I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kind Regards,
Greer Ferguson
Information Governance Assistant
FOI Requests
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