National Non Domestic Rates, Sundry Debtors, Council Tax and Housing Benefit Overpayments Write Offs
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Minutes:
Members considered a report detailing irrecoverable debts.
The Revenues Manager outlined that the team took recovery action in respect of all debts; bills were issued, along with reminders and summonses. When it came to liquidation, the local authority was not classed as a preferential creditor, and there would be no further recovery action in those cases. Those types of debts could either be written off, or they remained on the accounts.
RESOLVED to:
(1) Write off arrears of National Non Domestic rates to the value of £215,291.50;
(2) Write off arrears of Housing Benefit Overpayments to the value of £40,789.65;
(3) Write off arrears of Council Tax to the value of £7,363.69;
(4) Write off arrears of Sundry Debts to the value of £15,000.