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Appendix 1 
Scottish Social Housing Charter 
Outturn report 
2021/2022

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Scottish Social Housing Charter 2021/2022
Outturn report 
Contents   
Section 1 Outturn Report 
Section 2 Contextual Indicators 
Section 3 Management Information

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SECTION 1: OUTTURN REPORT (2021/2022) 
Overall Satisfaction 
No. Indicator 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 Notes
1
Percentage of
tenants satisfied
with the overall
service provided by
their landlord. 
(a)88.0% (a)88.0% (b)88.8% (b)88.8% (c)82.4%
The most
recent data
relate to the
2022 Tenant
Satisfaction
Survey
Sources: (a) 2018 Tenant Satisfaction Survey (b) 2020 Tenant Satisfaction Survey (c) 2022 Tenant Satisfaction Survey 
1.  The Customer Landlord Relationship
Communication 
No. Indicator 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 Notes
2
Percentage of tenants who
feel their landlord is good
at keeping them informed
about their services and
decisions. 
(a)82.2 (a)82.2 (b)88.4% (b)88.4%  (c)91.1%
The most recent
data relate to
the 2022 Tenant
Satisfaction
Survey 
Sources: (a) 2018 Tenant Satisfaction Survey (b) 2020 Tenant Satisfaction Survey (c) 2022 Tenant Satisfaction Survey 
Complaints
No. Indicator 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 Notes
3/4
The percentage of all
complaints responded
to in full at Stage 1 
N/A N/A 99.7% 100% 95.1% There were 704 Stage 1
complaints received. All were
responded to in full, in an
average of 6.56 days.
The average time in
working days for a full
response at Stage 1
N/A N/A 3.6
days
4.97
days
6.56
days
The percentage of all
complaints responded
to in full at Stage 2.
N/A N/A 94.1% 100% 96.2% There were 25 stage 2
complaints received. All were
responded to in full, in an
average of 16.6 days.    The average time in
working days for a full
response at Stage 2.
N/A N/A 14.6
days
13.9
days
16.6
days
Note: The complaints indicators have been revised by the Scottish Housing Regulator 
Participation 
No. Indicator 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 Notes
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Percentage of
tenants satisfied with
the opportunities
given to them to
participate in their
landlord’s decision-
making processes. 
(a)87.8% (a)87.8% (b)93.7% (b)93.7% (c)99.0%
The most recent
data relate to the
2022 Tenant
Satisfaction
Survey

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Sources: (a) 2018 Tenant Satisfaction Survey (b) 2020 Tenant Satisfaction Survey (c) 2022 Tenant Satisfaction Survey 
Housing quality and maintenance
Housing Quality 
No. Indicator 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 Notes
6
Percentage of stock
meeting the Scottish
Housing Quality
Standard (SHQS). 
93.5% 94.5% 94.6% *80.1% 57.1% See note below
This year has seen an increase in the percentage of failures as 2 new elements are now included within the
calculation of this PI.  For the first time, compliance with 5 yearly EICR checks and the new smoke and heat
detector standard are included within the assessment of SHQS compliance.  The council’s programme of EICR
checks and smoke detector upgrades has been significantly affected by the impact of covid on the
construction industry and was not complete by March 2022 as planned. 24% of our stock has been affected
by these delays and therefore fail SHQS.  Both the EICR and smoke detector programmes are still ongoing
and when complete will give a significant increase in properties passing SHQS.
At the end of 2021/22, 6,976 of the stock of 12,216 met the SHQS standard.
There are 957 properties not in scope as they are part of approved demolition programmes and 253
properties currently in abeyance due to tenant refusal of works.
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Percentage of
tenants satisfied
with the quality of
their home. 
(a)83.9% (a)83.9% (b)86.1% (b)86.1% (c)79.9%
The most recent
data relate to the
2022 Tenant
Satisfaction Survey 
C10
Percentage of
homes meeting the
EESSH
N/A 73.6% 78% 86.6% 78.4%
9574 properties
meet the EESSH
2020 Standard. 
*Last year we initially reported an SHQS figure of 91.7%.  We resubmitted our SHQS return when the SHR advised that if a
property has an EESSH failure it cannot be SHQS compliant.  After we resubmitted our data, the revised figure for
percentage of properties meeting SHQS was 80.1%
Sources: (a) 2018 Tenant Satisfaction Survey (b) 2020 Tenant Satisfaction Survey (c) 2022 Tenant Satisfaction Survey 
Repairs, maintenance and improvements
No. Indicator 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 Notes
8 
Average length of
time taken to
complete emergency
repairs. (hours)
5.1  5.1 5.5 6.2 7.1
Just over 18,000 emergency
repairs were completed in
2021/22 (slightly less than
the number completed in
2020/21).  The average time
to complete increased from
6.2 to 7.1 hours.   
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Average length of
time taken to
complete non-
emergency repairs.
(days) 
7.1 6.9 7.8 10.7 14.6
Just under 27,000 non-
emergency repairs were
completed in an average of
14.6 days.  This is an increase
in the length of time taken to
complete non-emergency
repairs.  
10
Percentage of
reactive repairs
carried out in the last
90.2% 88.1% 82.6% 85.1% 84.9% Of the 26,748 reactive repairs
carried out in 21/22, over

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No. Indicator 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 Notes
year completed right
first time. 
22,700 were completed right
first time. 
11
How many times in
the reporting year did
you not meet your
statutory obligations
to complete a gas
safety check within
12 months of a gas
appliance being fitted
or its last check?
3 3 17 1471 142
Renfrewshire Council have at
all times followed the
Scottish Government
guidance and the more
detailed guidance from Gas
Safe and HSE.  In 2021/22 we
carried out over 10,000
services in 20/21.  There were
142 occasions where a
service was not completed by
the 12-month anniversary
date. The majority of these
were due to access issues
arising from issues with
Covid.  All of these services
have been completed and
there are no outstanding gas
services.
12 (was 16)
Percentage of tenants
who have had repairs
or maintenance
carried out in last 12
months satisfied with
the repairs and
maintenance service. 
98.3% 92.5% 90.8% 92.0% 95.0%
Satisfaction with repairs has
improved since last year.  Of
the 943 tenants asked for
their views 896 were satisfied
or very satisfied, 22 were
neither satisfied nor
dissatisfied and 25 were
dissatisfied or very
dissatisfied with the repair
and maintenance service
received.
(12) Source: Point of service survey 
3. Neighbourhood and community 
Estate management, anti-social behaviour, neighbour nuisance and tenancy disputes 
No. Indicator 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 Notes
13
Percentage of tenants
satisfied with the landlord’s
contribution to the
management of the
neighbourhood they live in.
(a)83.2% (a)83.2% (b)84.5% (b)84.5% (c)87.0%
The most recent
data relate to the
2022 Tenant
Satisfaction Survey
14 Percentage of tenancy offers
refused during the year.  37.7% 46.5% 40.2% 24.1% 39.6%
From 1499 formal
offers there were
593 refusals.  
15
Percentage of anti-social
behaviour cases reported in
the last year which were
resolved.
95.0% 96.0% 99.4% 99.8% 99.7% 349 of 350 cases
were resolved.
13) Sources: (a) 2015 Tenant Satisfaction Survey, (b) 2018 Tenant Satisfaction Survey (c) 2020 Tenant Satisfaction Survey

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4. Access to housing and support
Tenancy sustainment and tenancy turnover 
No. Indicator 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 Notes
16
Percentage of new tenancies sustained for more than a
year, by source of let. 
Note that these figures relate to
tenancies which commenced between
April 2020 and March 2021.   Overall
sustainment levels have remained
steady, with improvement in the
proportion of tenancies sustained for
more than 12 months by tenants who
were on the Housing List (up from 92.8%
to 94.5%).  Slight dip in the proportion of
existing tenancies sustained for more
than 12 months  (down from 95.5% to
93.5%).  
Existing tenants 91.2% 94.2% 95.4% 95.5% 93.5%
Homeless
applicants 84.6% 82.1% 80.4% 88.4% 89.4%
Housing List
applicants 89.3% 90.0% 91.7% 92.8% 94.5%
Other 66.7% 00.00 0 0 0
Overall 88.5% 88.5% 88.5% 92% 92.2%
17
Percentage of
lettable houses
that became
vacant in the
last year.  
9.2% 9.7% 9.5% 6.6% 8.31%
There was an increase in the number of
lettable houses that became vacant in
the year, with 964 this year compared to
772 last year.
18
Percentage of
rent due lost
through
properties being
empty during
the last year. 
1.3% 1.4% 1.5% 1.58% 2.0%
There was an increase in the rent lost
through void properties this year.   
Housing options and access to housing 
No. Indicator 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 Notes
19
Number of households
currently waiting for
adaptations to their
home
N/A N/A 46 129 107
During 21/22 the
Service completed 244
adaptations, at the end
of March 21/22 there
were 107 households
waiting for an
adaptation (Indicator
19) compared to 129 in
the previous year.  The
average time to
complete adaptations
(Indicator 21) also
increased to 142 days
from 79 days 2020/21,
due to our addressing
the backlog of
adaptations and supply
issues. 
20
Total cost of
adaptations completed
in the year by source of
funding (£)
N/A N/A £402,000 £86,152 £608,555
21 Average time to
complete adaptations 33.6  56.8 36.2 79.4 141.9
22
Percentage of the court
actions initiated which
resulted in eviction and
the reasons for
eviction. 
25.0% 27.4% 20% 0% 0.8%
All court activity was
suspended due to the
pandemic.  However full
rent recovery processes
have recommenced,

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No. Indicator 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 Notes
Non-payment of rent 24.6 26.7% 20% 0% 0% and this figure is likely
to increase next year. Anti-social behaviour 0.4 0.7% 0 0% 0.8%
Other  0 0 0 0% 0%
Homelessness 
No Indicator 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 Notes
24
Homelessness (LAs only) – the
percentage of homeless
households referred to RSLs
under section 5 and through
other referral routes.
N/A N/A 26.3% 32.1% 32.0%
The Council continues to
work with RSL partners to
refer households through
the section 5 and
Nomination Agreement
routes.
Note:  Indicator 23 is for RSLs only 
5. Getting good value from rents and service charges 
Value for money 
No. Indicator 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 Notes
25
Percentage of
tenants who feel that
the rent for their
property represents
good value for
money. 
(a)75.8% (a)75.8% (b)78.2% (b)78.2% (c)83.4%
The most recent data
relates to the 2022
Tenant Satisfaction
Survey where
satisfaction has
increased. 
Sources: (a) 2018 Tenant Satisfaction Survey (b) 2020 Tenant Satisfaction Survey (c) 2022 Tenant Satisfaction Survey 
Rents and service charges 
No. Indicator 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 Notes
26
Rent collected as
percentage of total
rent due in the
reporting year. 
100.2% 100% 99.5% 99% 98.2%
Last year £46,810,268 of
rent was collected from a
total of £47,658,100 rent
due. Arrears escalation
activity had been
suspended, but resumed in
November 2021. Officers
are continuing in their
attempts to contact tenants
to check on financial, health
and well‐being and offering
advice, support and
signposting to relevant
services where required.
27
Gross rent arrears (all
tenants) as at 31 March
each year as a
percentage of rent due
for the reporting year. 
4.88% 5.8% 5.7% 6.4% 8.0%
There has been an increase
in the level of gross rent
arrears over the past year.
The national local authority
average has also increased
during the pandemic.

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No. Indicator 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 Notes
28
Average annual
management fee per
factored property. 
£90 £90 £108 £0 £58
Charges were re-introduced
to owners after the
pandemic
29
Percentage of factored
owners satisfied with
the factoring service
they receive. 
56.7% 61.0% 60.8% 62.4% 60.4% This indicator has remained
relatively stable.
30
Average length of time
taken to re-let
properties in the last
year. (days)
38 38 45 85.7 66.0
There were 923 re-lets in
21/22.  Measures were put
in place to address
performance relating to re‐
letting properties. There has
been improvement over the
past year, and it is
anticipated that there will
be further improvement
over the coming year
subject to contractor
capacity and availability of
materials. 
(33) Source: Annual owners services survey 
Section 6 Other Customers; Gypsies/ Travellers 
No. Indicator 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22
31 Gypsies/travellers – Average weekly rent per pitch.  
Currently there are no gypsy/traveller sites in
Renfrewshire. 32
For those who provide sites - percentage of
gypsies/travellers satisfied with the landlord’s
management of the site.

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SECTION  2B: CORE CONTEXTUAL INDICATORS 
Last year the Scottish Housing Regulator reduced the number of contextual indicators from 32
to 6, these relate to the stock and profile of our service users.  Not all of these are reported by
local authorities.  The core contextual indicators are included in the table below: 
No. Indicator 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22
C2
Number of lets during the reporting year, by source of let
Existing tenants 191 194 265 154 228
Housing List applicants 520 509 523 200 343
Mutual Exchanges   17 2 15
Other sources 0 0 0 0 0
Homeless applicants 301 357 352 245 369
Total number excluding
exchanges   1,140 599 940
C3
Number of lets during the reporting year
General Needs 980 1030 1101 571 902
Supported Housing * 32 30 39 28 38
C14
Types of tenancies granted for the reporting year
Occupancy agreements 0 0 0 0 0
Short SST 3 2 4 3 6
SST 1009 1058 1136 596 934
C15
Housing Lists
New applicants 3189 4450 3015 2464 2976
Applicants on list at end of
year 5532 5553 5253 5901 5347
Suspensions 96 94 98 99 61
Cancelled 3281 3232 3464 1646 3271
C4 Abandoned properties 133 155 125 49 122
C30
Number of notices of
proceedings issued 1942 1802 1494 4 112
The number of orders for
recovery of possession granted
during the reporting year
106 127 87 0 6
C29
Average number of reactive
repairs completed per
occupied property
4.4 4.5 5.1 3.2 3.7
C16 The Landlords wholly owned
stock 12163 12002 12066 12,212 12,216
C17
Stock by house type
House 2558 2561 2612 2695 2696
High Rise 1001 1001 1000 1000 1000
Tenement 4777 4609 4602 4635 4637
4 in block 2781 2781 2802 2831 2832
Other flat/maisonette 1046 1050 1050 1051 1051
C20
Number of self-contained
properties void at the year end 289 358 391 641 619
Void for more than 6 months 8 9 2 209 196
C5 Rent increase 1% 2% 2% 1.5% 2.0%
C6
Number of households for
which landlords are paid
housing costs
7947 7323 7203 7587 7478

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* Sheltered housing only     
No. Indicator 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22
Value of direct housing cost
payments received during the
year
£28,048,646 £27,737,100 £25,753,700 £27,893,800 £27,385,200
C7
Percentage of former tenant
rent arrears written off at the
year end
50.45% 26.9% 31% 14.5% 15.84%

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SECTION  3: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 
Allocations and Managing Tenancy Change 
In 2021/22, 940 properties were let by the Council.  Most of these lets (91.2%) were made through the group
system.  Within the group system, 43% of lets went to Group 1 (Homeless) applicants.   
Table 1 notes the number of applicants on housing list. 
18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22
Number of applicants on housing list - at 31st March 2022 5553 5253 5901 5347
Of which number who have their application on hold 1118 1016 1034 936 
Table 2 provides the source of housing applicant from the common housing allocation policy.
Group 20/21 21/22
Applicants %age Applicants %age
Statutory Homeless 254 4.3% 215 4.02%
Mobility 435 7.37% 479 8.96%
General Applicants (not landlord’s own tenant) 3859 65.4% 3400 63.59%
Transfer Applicants (with housing need) 745 12.62% 676 12.64%
Transfer Applicants (no housing need) 608 10.3% 577 10.79%
Total 5901 100% 5347 100% 
Table 3 shows lets made through and outwith the group system. 
18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22
Number % Number % Number % Number %
Lets through group system 990 93.4% 1074 94.2% 500 83% 857 91.17%
Lets outwith group system 70 6.6% 66 5.8% 99 17% 83 8.83%
Total Lets 1060 100% 1140 100% 599 100% 940 100% 
Table 4 shows lets to each group and the target for lets to each group. 
20/21 21/22 Targets
Group Lets % Lets % %
Statutory Homeless 245 49% 368 42.94% 49%
Mobility 74 14.8% 117 13.65% 10%
General Applicants (not landlord’s own tenant) 128 25.6% 255 29.75% 23%
Transfer Applicants (with housing need) 47 9.4% 117 13.65% 15%
Transfer Applicants (no housing need) 6 1.2% 0 0 3%
Total 500 100% 857 100% 100% 
Table 5 gives details for lets outwith the group system. 
18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22
Category Lets % Lets % Lets % Lets %
Sheltered 30 42.9% 32 42.7% 30 42.9% 39 46.2%
Special Lets 25 35.7% 28 37.3% 25 35.7% 40 48.9%
Regeneration 15 21.4% 15 20% 15 21.4% 4 4.9%
Total 70 100% 75 100% 70 100% 83 100%

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Graph 1 shows the percentage of lets by property type. Last year saw a percentage increase in lets in tenement
flats and a decrease in lets in houses. 
Graph 1 Lets by Property Type 
Table 6 shows Section 5 and Nomination Lets for 2021/22.
Table 6 Nomination & S5 Lets 
Council nomination lets  % of overall lets
to Council
nominations
Section
5 lets
% lets to
Section 5  % overall
lets to
Council General
stock
Specialist/sheltered/supported Total stock
16/17 64 37 12.3% 78 12.2% 21.9%
17/18  100 7 14.3% 117 18.6% 29.8%
18/19 75 17 12.2% 130 20.9% 29.4%
19/20 47 9 6.9% 134 19.7% 23.4%
20/21 19 1 3.25% 165 31.8% 30.0%
21/22 74 3 8.58% 174 24.20% 27.98%
Section 5 = general stock only (excludes specialist)
The total number of lets increased from 616 (20/21) to 897 (21/22)– this is due to the increase in lets to Council
nominations for RSLs from 19 (20/21) to 74 in (21/22) along with a slight increase in Lets to S5 lets to RSLs, from
165 (20/21) to 174 (21/22), Overall there has been a slight decrease in the % of overall lets to the Council from
30.03% (20/21) to 27.98% (21/22). This being due to the increase in RSL letting Activity, 431 (20/21) to 646
(21/22).  
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%
Lets by Property Type
20/21 % 21/22 %

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Repairs
In 2021/22, over 45,000 repairs were carried out and 93.56% of these were completed within the
target timescale.  This is a decrease compared to 2020/21 when 96.2% of repairs were completed
within target. 
The impact of Covid restrictions to safe working practice and risk assessments for the construction
sector also impacted on the throughput of repairs to void properties with this currently being assessed
together with Building Services to assess impact and prioritise resources going forward. 
Table 7 provides data in respect of repairs performance completed by category of repair:
• an emergency repair is classed as one where there is a threat to health and safety or where we
need to take quick action to prevent damage
• ‘right to repair’ qualifying repairs are urgent repairs which must be carried out within a
specified timescale in terms of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001
• routine repairs are everyday repairs which are required as a result of normal wear and tear of
the property
• programmed repairs are generally non-urgent general maintenance repairs which are carried
out on a programmed basis rather than carrying out individual responsive repairs (usually
larger scale repairs within common ownership) 
Table 7 – Repairs % completed in target time
Category of Repair 19/20 20/21 21/22
Emergency Completed 98% 98.7% 97%
Right to Repair Completed 100% 99.5% 100%
Urgent Completed 94% 87% 86%
Routine Completed 90% 90% 87%
Programmed Completed 97% 98.8% 100%
Total Repairs Completed 95% 96.2% 93.56% 
Table 8 provides information on Customer Contact Centre performance in relation to housing repairs
calls.  This shows the volume of calls in 2021/22 and the outcomes for calls received.  Over 66,000 calls
were made to report repairs and 89% of these were answered.  This is similar to last year’s
performance when 89.5% of calls were answered, although there were around 7,000 fewer calls, at
55,000.  The Ren Repairs App saw a decrease over the same timeframe with 4121 repairs generated
from 5501 logged in this manner in 2020/21. 
Table 8 - Customer contact centre
Indicator Number Percentage
Total calls attempted 66215 
Calls answered 51941 89%
Calls abandoned 6956 11%
Calls answered within 40 second target time 27502 47%
% of all attempted calls answered within 40 sec target (service level)  42%
Average waiting time   00:02:56 
Maximum waiting time  00:04:56 
‘Ren Repairs’ app (email correspondence) 4518 
‘Ren Repairs’ registered repairs 4121

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Homelessness and Housing Advice 
During 2021/22 the number of people presenting as homeless that require assessment increased and
there was an increase in housing advice.  The number of applications where the Council has a
statutory duty to re-house also.  All assessments were completed within 28 days.  
Table 9:  Applications and Decision Making 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22
Number of homeless applications requiring assessment 860 848 874 832 909
Total number of service users – those who were homeless,
threatened with homelessness, or requiring housing options
advice.
1,962 1,956 1,941 2084 2256
Number of applications assessed as ‘homeless or threatened
with homelessness’ (i.e., the Council had a duty to rehouse) 692 705 731 682 712
Proportion of assessments completed within 28 days  96% 96.5% 98.9% 99.7% 100% 
From April 2021 – March 2022, 100% of service users were satisfied with the quality of advice and the
quality of service received, satisfaction with temporary accommodation also increased in 2021/22 
Table 10 – Satisfaction 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22
% pleased with the quality of advice and information they
were given 97.5% 97.3% 98.7% 96.3% 100%
% pleased with the overall quality of the service they
received. 98.4% 98.3% 99.6% 96.3% 100%
% Satisfied with temporary accommodation 89% 92.1% 90.8% 94.7% 98.3%

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SECTION  3:  Rent Arrears 
The total arrears owed increased by £484,710 from 2020/21.  Table 11 shows that the annual rental
income due to be collected is over £47.6m.  At the end of March 2022, £2,334,578, was owed in
arrears.  The increase in arrears can in part be attributed to the impact of the initial lockdown where
traditional methods of payment, such as cash payments were not available to tenants.  The focus for
Housing Services at this stage was health and wellbeing of tenants.  In line with Scottish Government
guidance arrears cases were not being escalated, however, the Service continues to work with tenants
to reduce the debt owed. 
Table 11 - Current Tenant Rent Arrears 
17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22
Annual Rental Income £45,654,500 £45,895,000 £46,460,700 £47,627,600 £47,658,100
Number of Tenants 11,371 11,294 11,305 11,121 11,036
Total Arrears Owed All £1,146,600 £1,141,900 £1,363,500 £1,849,868 £2,334,578  
Table 12 shows the recovery action taken, with all new court actions and evictions resumed in
November 2021. 
Table 12 – Recovery Action 
17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22
NPRP issued 1942 1802 1494 4 106
All Cases calling at Court  974 1112 885 67 22
Decrees Granted 106 127 87 0 3
Evictions enforced S/Officer 9 10 6 0 0
Average time first calling  10 weeks 9 weeks 11 weeks 11 weeks n/a
Average time recalled at court 7 weeks 4.5 weeks 11 weeks 23 weeks 4 weeks 
Graph 2 highlights the status of debt from post and pre court.  The amount of debt pre court has
increased due to no court activity during the pandemic. 
Graph 2 Status of Rent Debt 
£0 £200,000 £400,000 £600,000 £800,000 £1,000,000£1,200,000£1,400,000£1,600,000£1,800,000£2,000,000
17/18
18/19
19/20
20/21
21/22
Status of Rent Debt
Arrears Rent Direct Arrears Post Court Arrears Pre-Court

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Graph 3 provides a profile of arrears by value, noting that arrears with a value of over £1000 has 
increased by around £500,000, the other arrears values have remained stable. 
Graph 3 Arrears by Value 
Graph 4 shows the amount owed by tenants by age profile which shows that the main group with the
majority of arrears are those in the 25 to 49 age band. 
Graph 4 Arrears by age 
£0
£500,000
£1,000,000
£1,500,000
£2,000,000
£2,500,000
17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22
Arrears by age
Under 25 years Between 25 & 49 years Between 50 & 60 years Over 60
£99,700 £101,700 £107,300 £110,900 £109,500
£170,900 £169,800 £186,300 £183,100 £187,500
£386,200 £323,200 £323,600 £359,400 £333,700
£538,100 £551,900 £524,700
£710,100
£1,219,200
£0
£200,000
£400,000
£600,000
£800,000
£1,000,000
£1,200,000
£1,400,000
£1,600,000
£1,800,000
£2,000,000
16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21
Under £250 Between £250 & £500 Between £500 & £1,000 Over £1,000

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Graph 5 provides summary information on benefit levels comparing with previous years.  Benefit
uptake remains high with 76% of our tenants in receipt of some form of benefit. 
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22
Housing Benefit
Number of tenants Tenants with benefit Tenants without benefit