Freedom of information response
Council Tax Arrears
• For the last financial year for which data is available, how much is owed overall in council tax arrears, broken down by year?
• For the last financial year for which data is available, how many households are in council tax arrears, broken down by year?
• For the last financial year for which data is available, how many applications for a special repayment plan to pay council tax have the council received, broken down by year?
• For the last financial year for which data is available, how many referrals have the council made to bailiffs in order to collect unpaid council tax, broken down by year?
• For the last financial year for which data is available, how much is owed overall in council tax arrears, broken down by year? Please see appendix A attached
• For the last financial year for which data is available, how many households are in council tax arrears, broken down by year? Please see appendix A attached
• For the last financial year for which data is available, how many applications for a special repayment plan to pay council tax have the council received, broken down by year? Data not available retrospectively for previous years or periods.
• For the last financial year for which data is available, how many referrals have the council made to bailiffs in order to collect unpaid council tax, broken down by year? Data at this level for debts issued to Enforcement Agents by the billing period is not available
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