FI14864

Request

  1. How many units of social housing stock do you currently have?
  2. How many units of social housing stock did you own in the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023?
  3. How many of these social housing units are currently in rental arrears? 
  4. How many of these social housing units were in rental arrears in the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023?
  5. What is the total value of these rental arrears?
  6. What was the total value of these rental arrears in the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023?

Response

1. This information is held in the Statement of Accounts which can be found on our website at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Corporate-Information/PDF/Dover-Statement-22-23.pdf.

2. This information is held in the Statement of Accounts which can be found on our website at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Corporate-Information/PDF/Dover-Statement-22-23.pdf.

3. The Council is unable to provide an accurate response for this question for the following reasons: 

  • The number of rent accounts in arrears this week will be different next week and so on.
  • Direct Debit payers go in arrears at certain points each month
  • At certain points in the year arrears are normally higher than others.
  • A rent account could be considered in arrears with as little as £0.01 owed
  • Arrears are not worked out on property basis but on individual tenant accounts which changes each time there is a new tenancy.

4. The Council is unable to provide an accurate response for this question for the following reasons:

  • The number of rent accounts in arrears this week will be different next week and so on.
  • Direct Debit payers go in arrears at certain points each month
  • At certain points in the year arrears are normally higher than others.
  • A rent account could be considered in arrears with as little as £0.01 owed
  • Arrears are not worked out on property basis but on individual tenant accounts which changes each time there is a new tenancy.

5. This information is held in the Statement of Accounts which can be found on our website at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Corporate-Information/PDF/Dover-Statement-22-23.pdf.

6. This information is held in the Statement of Accounts which can be found on our website at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Corporate-Information/PDF/Dover-Statement-22-23.pdf.