FOI Request - Tenants on Benefits on Universal Credit Rent Arrears

Request 101003620851

1. How much arrears tenants on Universal Credit owe to Moray Council due to Moray Council claiming rent in advance, and Universal Credit paying in arrears.

Response 28-08-2024

1. This information is not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held. The reason we cannot provide this information is that Universal Credit (UC) claimants are not required to advise their landlords they are in receipt of Universal Credit and can get their UC housing costs paid directly to themselves without their landlord’s knowledge