Source · Select Committees · Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Recommendation 19
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Outdated council tax collection system increasingly drives more residents into arrears.
Conclusion
The entire system for collecting council tax is outdated and not meeting its desired purpose. This has become increasingly problematic because councils are becoming ever more reliant on council tax for their budgets. In 2015/16, council tax made up 49.1% of core spending power. It now makes up 56.9% of core spending power in 2023/24. Councils are having to put up their council tax to provide much needed public services, which makes more and more residents vulnerable to falling into arrears.
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 1 February 2024. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗