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The service should enable service users to self-serve and for automation to be in place where possible. We are committed to transforming payment processes, minimising errors, and ensuring the responsible management of public funds. Processes should be constantly reviewed and continuously subject to improvement. \nOur vision for Rent Accounting: \nTo maintain clear, up-to-date records for each tenant, providing transparent statements, and ensuring that updates and changes are processed in a timely and accurate manner. To ensure that the service and its processes work effectively and in a joined-up way with the Housing Income service, as well as there being a clear understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the service. \nHousing Rent Collection: \nTo provide an efficient, accessible, and customer-focused rent collection service that ensures timely and accurate receipt of payments. The service will focus on the maximisation of rent collection. As well as, promptly providing support to tenants enabling them to maintain their rent payments and manage other financial commitments. The service will work closely with tenancy management, benefits and homelessness functions to provide effective, holistic support for tenants, to help sustain tenancies, ensure they get what they are entitled to and to fulfil the Local Authorities responsibilities as a landlord. \nCurrent performance \nAccounts Payable: \n96.4% of valid Invoices paid in 30 days of the due date \n57,969 Accounts Payable transactions were processed in 2024/25 \nIn 2024/25 58,000 transactions were processed through ContrOCC \n138 CIS deductions in 2024/252  \nIn 2024/25, 1,815 new creditor set up and 867 amendments and 67 closures were received by the current supplier \nRent Accounting: \nDuring 2024/25 rent accounts have taken an average of less than a day to set up  \nThere are 13,933 properties with rent accounts  \n1,423 new rent accounts were set up in 2024/25  \nHousing Rent Collection: \nThe KPI target for HRA income collection is 100% and 90% for TA income collection  \nIn 2024/25 the HRA income collection rate has been consistently over 97.65% each month. 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