Response 4045560

Response to request for information

Reference

4045560

Response date

20 July 2026

Request

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information in spreadsheet form:

1. The number of households in council tax arrears for each financial year from 2015/16 to 2025/26.
2. Of those households who are in council tax arrears please provide the average amount of arrears a household is in for each financial year from 2015/16 to 2025/26.
3. The total amount of council tax arrears for each financial year from 2015/16 to 2025/26.
4. The highest amount owed by one household for 2025/26 for the most recent financial year.

Response

1 . The number of households in council tax arrears for each financial year from 2015/16 to 2025/26.

1. • Year and Number of accounts in arrears
     2015/16 - 89
     2016/17 - 124
     2017/18 - 157
     2018/19 - 257
     2019/20 - 385
     2020/21 - 368
     2021/22 - 489
     2022/23 - 526
     2023/24 - 739
     2024/25 - 940
     2025/26 - 1359
2. Of those households who are in council tax arrears please provide the average amount of arrears a household is in for each financial year from 2015/16 to 2025/26.

• • Year and Average amount of arrears

2015/16 - £513
2016/17 - £470
2017/18 - £495
2018/19 - £451
2019/20 - £557
2020/21 - £766
2021/22 - £691
2022/23 - £711
2023/24 - £789
2024/25 - £823
2025/26 - £858

3. The total amount of council tax arrears for each financial year from 2015/16 to 2025/26. 

• • Year and Total amount of arrears

2015/16 - £45,689
2016/17 - £58,322
2017/18 - £77,645
2018/19 - £115,864
2019/20 - £214,630
2020/21 - £282,064
2021/22 - £337,796
2022/23 - £374,124
2023/24 - £583,192
2024/25 - £773,646
2025/26 - £1,166,666

4. The highest amount owed by one household for 2025/26 for the most recent financial year.
   • £9,017