SUBJECT: Freedom of Information Request
I refer to your requests for information dated 9 July 2012
and 1 December 2012, in relation to utilities payments made in discharge of
duties under the former contract to support asylum seekers. Please find your
questions and our responses below:
Previous request
1, Over the Christmas
/ New year 2011 Salford Council paid out with pre payment fuel
(Gas &
Electric) top up to asylum seekers can you please give how many got this hand
out,
and how much in
total was given out.
Total
for this period was £13, 955 for 81 properties,
2, This is part of an all year handout please tell me in
the year of 2011 how much in full was paid out in total?
Total for utilities
supply was £81, 220,
Latest
request
1. Over the Christmas
and New Year 2012 period how much will the asylum seekers be getting topped up
on both gas / electric keys/cards
The
Council exited this contract at the start of December 2012, and no longer
supports any service users.
1.
How many are eligible
for this payment this year 2012 and how many in same respect received it last
year 2011
With regard to your questions above we can confirm the information is not
held by the Council. The Council no
longer delivers this contract.
2.
As we are aware of
this is part of a continuous payment could you tell me to current date, going
back 2 years how much has been paid to asylum seekers with respect to the gas /
electrics top ups.
We
are unable to provide this information as we do not hold the information. Please
make contact directly with UKBA on this matter.
3.
With the rising of
utility bills could you tell me what the weekly payment is for this financial
year, and in same respect what was last years.
No Answer
