FOI request (FOIR-580249445)

Debt to the council

Requested Wed 24 January 2024
Responded Wed 07 February 2024

Please can you provide me with the following information under the Freedom Of Information Act 2000.

The figures for each of the following financial years 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2022-23, and 2023-24 (to current date):

1. What is the total value of unpaid council tax debt owed to the council at the end of each financial year, to current date for 2023-24?

2. What is the total value of unpaid council tax debt owed to the council by a social housing provider at the end of each financial year, to current date for 2023-24?

3. Please list the total value of unpaid council tax debt owed to the council by each individual social housing provider at the end of each financial year, to current date for 2023-24?

4. For each year what was the total value of social housing provider council tax debt accrued in the 12 month period, to current date for 2023-24?

5. What is the council policy around court summons and bailiff action for social housing providers with outstanding debt?

6. What is the council policy around issuing class B exemption? Does the council automatically award a social housing provider, does the social housing provider have to request once per property or every account change?

Response

1.

2017-18 - £956,107.23

2018-19 - £1,332,804.41

2019-20 - £1,674,622.46

2020-21 - £1,895,027.03

2021-22 - £2,344,927.14

2022-23 - £2,917,773.98

2023-24 - £7,338,898.01

This information is as at 29.01.2024.

2. Total £1,183.95

3. The following amounts are the total amount for the 3 separate Housing Associations for all of the period in question:

Housing Association 1 - £622.31

Housing Association 2 - £278.33

Housing Association 3 - £83.31

4.

2017-18 - Nil

2018-19 - Nil

2019-20 - Nil

2020-21 - £83.31

2021-22 - £222.67

2022-23 - £255.66

2023-24 - £622.31