Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 31468

Council Tax: Arrears

Tabled: 13 February 2025
Answered: 25 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Mary Glindon

LabourNewcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of giving people who have missed a single council tax payment more than seven days to pay before the remaining annual s

Answer

Jim McMahon
Local councils are responsible for the collection and enforcement of council tax and have powers to agree alternative payment plans at any point in the collection process. The government’s guidance on council tax collection makes clear that councils are e...

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