The Welsh Assembly has launched a consultation on how tackle bad debt within the water industry, which adds approximately £20 a year to a bill for each customer in Wales.
‘Bad debt’ in the water industry often results from unpaid bills that end up written off by a company as a loss either because the debt cannot be collected (all reasonable efforts to collect it having been exhausted) or where the cost of pursuing further action in an attempt to collect the debt exceeds the cost of the debt itself.
At present, the occupier of a property is liable for payment of water bills but some people do not pay their bills and many water debtors are tenants. The Welsh Assembly said it wants to help the water and sewerage industry to reduce this debt to help lower bills and help tackle poverty.
Section 144C of the Water Industry Act 1991 allows information on tenants to be given to water and sewerage companies.
The Welsh Assembly is seeking views on the “Water and Sewerage Information (Non-owner Occupiers) Regulations” to enable the provision of this information for properties served by water and sewerage companies operating wholly or mainly in Wales.
The Regulations will place a duty on landlords to provide certain details of occupiers to the incumbent water and sewerage undertaker, or face being held liable for water bills at properties they own. Information required would include a tenant’s name, date of birth and the date they started occupancy.
The consultation opened today and closes 6 November 2013. See it here
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