FOI Request - Social Housing Evictions

Request 101003239185 

Could you please send me the following information:
1. How many social housing tenants have been evicted between September 6 2022 to beginning of February 2023?
2. How many social housing tenants have been evicted between September 6 2022 to beginning of February 2023 for being in rent arrears?
3. How many social housing tenants have been issued with eviction notices / eviction proceedings have begun between September 6 2022 to beginning of February 2023?

By social housing tenants, this information request includes those on both single or joint tenancies.

Response 06-03-2023

1. Not held. There were no evictions between September 6 2022 and beginning of February 2023. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

2. Not held. There were no evictions between September 6 2022 and beginning of February 2023 for Rent arrears. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

3. 80 tenants have been issued with notice of proceedings for rent arrears between September 6 2022 and beginning of February 2023. The number of proceedings for antisocial behaviour (ASB) between September 6 2022 and beginning of February 2023 is less than 5. Due to the low numbers involved, release of this information could result in the identification of individuals. This information is therefore exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Personal Information.

The number of for eviction proceedings between September 6 2022 and beginning of February 2023 both for rent arrears and for ASB is less than 5. Due to the low numbers involved, release of this information could result in the identification of individuals. This information is therefore exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Personal Information.