FOI002559 FOI Benefits

Please could you supply the following information requested under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000:
1.    The policy or procedure for checking the legitimacy of service charges where a res-ident is claiming benefits to cover them.
2.    The number of housing benefit or universal credit claimants whose service charges are paid directly to their landlord, including where this is a single payment incorporating rents plus service charges.
3.    The proportion of the above whose landlords are housing associations, if recorded.