Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 17
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Publish research assessing council tax support schemes and comprehensive local authority arrears data.
Recommendation
The Government should carry out and publish research to assess different types of local council tax support schemes and how they relate to council tax arrears. In addition to collection rates and levels of arrears, the Government should also publish local authority level data on: methods used to engage with debtors; collection methods; the 38 Council Tax Collection number of affordable repayment plans set up; and reasons for arrears. The new Office for Local Government should have a role in collecting, analysing and publishing this data.
Paragraph Reference:
87
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 1 February 2024. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗