FOI Request - Expenses Post Tenancy Let

Request 101004001186

Could you please tell me:

For each year - 2018/ 2019/ 2020/ 2021/ 2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025/ 2026 (Current)

1. How much money has been spent on repairs to council homes after the end of a tenancy in order to re-let the property?

2. How much money in energy debt (electric/gas) has been left over from a previous tenant in a council property and how much of this has been written off, paid by the council or paid by the tenant who owed the money (please show these figures separately)

Response 15-06-2026

1. 

2018/19 £1,598,366.04
2019/20 £1,328,375.16
2020/21 £1,161,411.99
2021/22 £1,530,876.98
2022/23 £1,273,519.80
2023/24 £1,700,810.76
2024/25 £2,272,941.36
2025/26 £2,638, 373.47

2. Not held. We are unable to provide this information as all gas/electric matters are passed to an external third party (British Gas). We do not keep a record of the values. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.