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Response 4000240

Response to request for information

Reference

4000240

Response date

15 May 2026

Request

Under the Freedom of Information Act, for the financial year 2026/27, please provide the following information: 

  1. For Direct Debit payers:
    • the total number of households on a 10 month instalment plan for council tax
    • the total number of households on a 12 month instalment plan for council tax
    • the total number of households with any other frequency of payment such as weekly or fortnightly.
    • the total number of households paying by Direct Debit in your council tax billing caseload this year
  2. For cash payers (please include all non-Direct Debit accounts):
    • the total number of households on a 10 month instalment plan for council tax
    • the total number of households on a 12 month instalment plan for council tax
    • the total number of households with any other frequency of payment such as weekly or fortnightly.
    • the total number of households paying by cash in your council tax billing caseload this year
  3. The total number of households in your council tax billing case load for this year. 

This information will go towards national research on the impact of the government's proposed changes to make the 12 month billing schedule the default in England.

Response

  1. For Direct Debit payers:
    • the total number of households on a 10 month instalment plan for council tax 32,991
    • the total number of households on a 12 month instalment plan for council tax 14,151
    • the total number of households with any other frequency of payment such as weekly or fortnightly. 260
    • the total number of households paying by Direct Debit in your council tax billing caseload this year 47,402
  2. For cash payers (please include all non-Direct Debit accounts):
    • the total number of households on a 10 month instalment plan for council tax 4,433
    • the total number of households on a 12 month instalment plan for council tax 977
    • the total number of households with any other frequency of payment such as weekly or fortnightly. 89
    • the total number of households paying by cash in your council tax billing caseload this year 5,499
  3. The total number of households in your council tax billing case load for this year. 52,901

 

FOI Responses Council Tax 2026