Levels of rent and service charges for exempt accommodation in your local authority area

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Dear Colchester Borough Council,

I would be most grateful if you could provide the following information in respect of providers of exempt accommodation (regardless of whether they are registered as providers of social housing with the HCA) covering the period of the last 3 financial years (i.e. 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18):

1. details of the lowest awarded eligible core rent;

2. details of the highest awarded eligible core rent;

3. details of the lowest awarded gross eligible rent (i.e. inclusive of the core rent and the eligible service charges);

4. details of the highest awarded gross eligible rent (i.e. inclusive of the core rent and the eligible service charges); and

5. details of any core rents and gross eligible rents where the claimed amount is higher than the highest awarded amounts AND has been subject to an appeal to the first-tier tribunal social entitlement chamber.

Yours faithfully,

James Stuart

Info, Colchester Borough Council

Dear Requester

Thank you for your request which has been logged under reference 347710.

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Yours sincerely

Mike Fawcett
Information and Project Officer
Colchester Borough Council
Telephone: 01206 508793
Textphone users dial 18001 followed by the full number that you wish to call.
www.colchester.gov.uk

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Mike Fawcett, Colchester Borough Council

Dear Requester

I am now able to respond to your Freedom of information request logged on 9th January under reference 347710.

1. details of the lowest awarded eligible core rent;

This information could be extracted only by manual examination of all relevant records. The cost of this work would exceed the limit set down in Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Rent and eligible service charges are paid together and are only shown separately on individual records.

2. details of the highest awarded eligible core rent;

This information could be extracted only by manual examination of all relevant records. The cost of this work would exceed the limit set down in Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Rent and eligible service charges are paid together and are only shown separately on individual records.

3. details of the lowest awarded gross eligible rent (i.e. inclusive of the core rent and the eligible service charges);

£300.00 per calendar month throughout the last three financial years.

4. details of the highest awarded gross eligible rent (i.e. inclusive of the core rent and the eligible service charges); and

2015-16: £436.07 per week
2016-17: £586.25 per week
2017-18: £459.92 per week

5. details of any core rents and gross eligible rents where the claimed amount is higher than the highest awarded amounts AND has been subject to an appeal to the first-tier tribunal social entitlement chamber.

There is no record of any appeal in these circumstances during the last three years.

If you have any further questions or concerns regarding this request please contact me again quoting the reference given above.

Yours sincerely

Mike Fawcett
Information and Project Officer
Colchester Borough Council

Tel: 01206 508793
Textphone users dial 18001 followed by the full number that you wish to call.
www.colchester.gov.uk

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