Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Finance, Performance and Core Services introduced the performance report for the final quarter of the 2018/19 financial year in respect of the debt management functions carried out on behalf of the Council by the Revenues and Benefits service within Elevate East London.

The Cabinet Member advised that of the six key debt collection targets, three had been exceeded, one was at the target rate and two were slightly below target.  Those two related to Council Tax and Council housing rents, which the Cabinet Member suggested was a direct consequence of the financial pressures faced by many local residents as a result of the Government’s austerity programme.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Note the performance of the debt management function carried out by the Revenues and Benefits service operated by Elevate East London, including the performance of enforcement agents; and

(ii)  Note the debt write-offs for the fourth quarter of 2018/19.