Written questions

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...