Freedom of information response

Council Tax Debt

Publication date: 
Friday 3 May 2024
Request: 

The figures for each of the following financial years 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2022-23, 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: 

Unfortunately, there is not an indicator in our system which allows us to report on all forms of Social Housing.

No.

Request

2017/18

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

24/25 as at 24th January

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?

£2,642,649

£2,674,567

£2,691,263

£3,946,229

£4,699,228

£5,404,861

£5,159,475

£20,152,044

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

Data not available

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?

Data not available

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?

Data not available

5

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

Please see link https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/help-with-money/debt-and-money-advice

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?

Where we can establish a social housing provider is  non-profit making or a charity we automatically award Class ‘B’.

Request reference:
FOI 13728