Sheffield council tenant rent arrears have risen to £10.1m with the blame placed on a new housing management system. A report going before Sheffield City Council's housing policy committee next Thursday (June 18) says that rent arrears had risen by around £350,000 in the fourth quarter of the 20225/26 financial year, compared to the previous three months. “In contrast, former tenant arrears improved to £4.34m, a reduction of approximately £48,000,” it adds.