Council Tax: Debt Collection

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of referrals made by local authorities to enforcement agents for the collection of council tax debt in (a) England, (b) Thurro

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1. 15 April 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of referrals made by local authorities to enforcement agents for the collection of council tax debt in (a) England, (b) Thurro

   Source: Commons

2. 23 April 2026

   Answer

   The government does not collect data on the number of households which have missed council tax payments or data on the actions councils take to recover these debts. The government expects councils to proportionate in the actions they take to recover debts...

   Source: Written answer

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