04.10.2024

Council Tax Collection Rate

These analyses present National Statistics on the collection rates of council tax and non-domestic rates by local authorities.

The in-year collection rate is the amount of council tax (or non-domestic rates) due for the financial year that was received by 31 March of the year in question shown as a percentage of the net collectable debit in respect of that year's council tax (or non-domestic rates). In other words, it is the amount of council tax (or non-domestic rates) collected by 31 March shown as a percentage of the total amount that local authorities would have collected if everyone liable had paid what they were supposed to. It includes prepayments made in respect of the current year but does not include the payment of any arrears in respect of previous years, nor any prepayments made in respect of following years.

The collection of both council tax and non-domestic rates continues once the financial year to which it relates has ended. This means the final collection rate achieved is somewhere between the figures shown in this release and 100%.

Many authorities reported that their collection rates in 2021-22 have continued to be affected by the Covid-19 pandemic that caused a temporary reduction or pause of recovery and enforcement action, either by the authority or because courts were closed and the resumption of these services begun later in 2021.

LATEST RSN ANALYSIS:

RSN Council Tax and NNDR Collection Rate 2023/24

Analysis user guide
District Analysis
- Analysis of Council Tax and NNDR Collection Rate up to March 2024
Unitary Analysis
- Analysis of Council Tax and NNDR Collection Rate up to March 2024

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