If you have Council Tax arrears and are in receipt of a government benefit such as Universal Credit, Job Seekers Allowance, Income Support, Employment Support Allowance or Pension Credits, the Local Authority can ask the DWP to make deductions directly from your benefits against your arrears.
If you complete the online account registration and sign up for e-billing then you can view and print previous bills whenever you need to
This is a unique code that we can use to assist you in registering your account, it will appear on all recovery documents issued after October 2019
Your reference will be listed on all bills and recovery notices issued by the Council Tax Section, if you don’t have any of these available then please contact us during office hours
In order to carry out essential security and maintenance updates the service is sometimes unavailable, we carefully plan these works to minimise disruption and apologise for any inconvenience caused
If you have any further queries please contact us
The Freeman on the Land movement and similar groups commonly believe that people are only bound by the contracts and laws they have consented to. However, contract law and alleged rights under common law are not the same as legislation relating to the administration and collection of Council Tax. You do not have a choice as to whether you are liable for council tax and being a ‘freeman’ does not exempt anyone from paying Council Tax. More information can be found here
In the UK, liability for Council Tax is determined by the Local Government Finance Act 1992. This statute, created by a democratically elected Parliament of the United Kingdom which has received the assent of the Crown and subsequent statutory regulations, sets out a local authority’s rights to demand Council Tax to fund services and who is liable to pay.
Your liability for Council Tax is not dependent on, and does not require, your consent or the existence of a contractual relationship with us. Any such assertion to the contrary is incorrect and there is no legal basis upon which to make this argument.
Anyone who withholds payment will have recovery action taken against them. In extreme cases this could even lead to committal proceedings, or even a prison sentence.