Council Tax: Arrears
Commons · Question 31468 · Tabled 13 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Mary Glindon
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
Answered by Jim McMahon, 25 Feb 2025
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...