Decision details
Former Tenants Arrears – Write off
Decision Maker: Executive Member for Housing and Adult Social Services Advisory Panel
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Purpose of report: Currently unrecoverable
former tenant arrears over £2000 will be written off in line
with financial management principles and minimising the impact of
bad debt on the HRA.
Members are asked to: Agree to the write off of currently
unrecoverable former tenant debts over £2000 in the knowledge
that these will be reinstated should the customer be traced or
contact Housing Services. This is in line with audit
recommendations and minimises the impact of bad debt on the Housing
Revenue Account.
Decision:
Advice of the Advisory Panel
That the Executive Member be advised to approve Option 2, which involves writing off FTAs of £59,624.11 as detailed in Annex A.
Decision of the Executive Member
RESOLVED: That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.
REASON: This is in line with the recommendations of the audit report detailed in paragraph 1 and also for the financial implications listed above.
Publication date: 17/03/2009
Date of decision: 16/03/2009
Decided at meeting: 16/03/2009 - Executive Member for Housing and Adult Social Services Advisory Panel
Effective from: 19/03/2009
Accompanying Documents:
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