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FOI Reference: 25320426
Date: 24/08/2023
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Subject: Net annual rent arrears per secure council tenant
We write with regard to your recent enquiry for information held by the Council under
the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Request
Please can you provide the figures for the net annual rent arrears per secure LBN
council tenant for the following financial years :
1) 2018-2019
2) 2019-2020
3) 2020-2021
4) 2021-2022
5) 2022-2023
Response
Please can you provide the figures for the net annual rent arrears per secure LBN
council tenant for the following financial years:
1) 2018-2019 = £70.92
2) 2019-2020 = £139.79
3) 2020-2021 = £169.07
4) 2021-2022 = £192.80
5) 2022-2023 = £224.24
The figures provided are for Secure tenancies and Introductory tenancies, which
convert to secure tenancies following the introductory period. The figures include
properties in Newham's housing stock, which are managed by Newham Council,
under a private finance Initiative contract, or via a tenancy management organisation.
The net figures requested includes cases where residents have a zero balance or are
in credit on their account.
All other tenure types have been excluded from these figures.
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Yours sincerely,
Information Rights Team
Newham Council