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registered interest
date	12/11/2021
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Council Tax: Arrears
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the impact of the covid-19 outbreak on the number of households in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England that have fallen into Council Tax arrears.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	73865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government does not collect data on the number of households that have fallen into council tax arrears. As part of its response to the pandemic, the Government has provided £670 million of new funding in 2021-22 to help councils in delivering their local council tax support schemes.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 22/11/2021 17:30:18 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1345850

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Tax: Arrears
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the number of households in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England that have fallen into council tax arrears; and what steps his Department is taking to support economically vulnerable households in those areas.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	31426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>The Department does not collect data on the number of households that have fallen into council tax arrears. The Government has provided £670 million of new funding in 2020-21 to support councils in delivering their local council tax support schemes to reduce council tax bills.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 15/07/2021 13:52:20 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1280312

registered interest
date	25/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Tax: Arrears
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the (a) level of council tax arrears nationally and (b) effect of those arrears on local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	143146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2021 answer text <p>The cumulative amount of council tax outstanding since 1993 was £3.6 billion at March 2020. The Government has confirmed that councils will be able to spread any deficits on their collection fund arising in 2020-21 over the next three years, and has provided a £500 million hardship fund this year to councils to further reduce council tax bills of low income households. <br> <br>The Government will also provide councils with £670 million in 2021-22 to recognise the increased costs of providing local council tax support and other help to economically vulnerable households.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 142088 question first answered 28/01/2021 17:59:16 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1279591

registered interest
date	22/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Tax: Arrears
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an (a) estimate of the national level of council tax arrears and (b) assessment of the effect of that matter on local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	142088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2021 answer text <p>The cumulative amount of council tax outstanding since 1993 was £3.6 billion at March 2020. The Government has confirmed that councils will be able to spread any deficits on their collection fund arising in 2020-21 over the next three years, and has provided a £500 million hardship fund this year to councils to further reduce council tax bills of low income households. <br> <br>The Government will also provide councils with £670 million in 2021-22 to recognise the increased costs of providing local council tax support and other help to economically vulnerable households.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall grouped question UIN 143146 question first answered 28/01/2021 17:59:16 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1258452

registered interest
date	04/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Tax: Arrears
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the number of households in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England that have fallen into Council Tax arrears.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	125250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not collect data on the number of households that have fallen into council tax arrears. The Government has made available a £500 million Hardship Fund to councils in England to provide support to economically vulnerable households, including through further reductions in council tax to recipients of working age local council tax support.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 09/12/2020 16:27:56 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1251770

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Tax: Arrears
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate he has made of the amount owed to local authorities in council tax arrears.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
uin	908802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The cumulative total of council tax owed as at 31 March 2020 was £3.6 billion. This was an increase of £345 million on the previous year. In 2019-20, councils collected 96.8 per cent of the council tax due that year.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 16/11/2020 17:24:23 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1227742

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Tax: Arrears
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proportion of Council Tax warrants paid at compliance stage, without enforcement visits taking place; and what assessment they have made of the adjusting of inflation in providing an economic incentive for resolving cases at compliance stage.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL7130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not routinely collect data on the proportion of council tax arrears paid at compliance stage, without enforcement visits taking place. The Government is considering the operation of the compliance stage, including for council tax, as part of its ongoing review of the Taking Control of Goods regulations and is due to publish its findings in due course. The fees that may be charged by enforcement agents are set down in regulations. The question of whether to increase the fees in line with inflation is kept under review.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 04/08/2020 14:59:08 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

1224042

registered interest
date	13/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Tax: Arrears
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his department has taken to ensure that people who have fallen behind with council tax payments are supported to repay rather than becoming liable to pay the full years bill upfront.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	72870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for the collection of council tax. Anyone who is concerned about falling behind with their council tax payments should contact their council as soon as possible to discuss the support available. Guidance issued by my Department makes clear that councils should be willing to take account of individuals’ circumstances, and agree affordable and sustainable payment plans to ensure debts are paid off in a reasonable time. The Council will also be able to advise on eligibility for a reduced bill, for example through its local council tax support scheme and any additional help under the £500 million council tax hardship fund. This is part of the Government's response to COVID-19 and enables councils to provide further reductions in bills for economically vulnerable households.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 16/07/2020 17:42:08 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke previous answer version 37885 answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1184748

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Tax: Arrears
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his his Department collects data on local authority compliance with best practice guidelines on collection of council tax arrears.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	28705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not collect data on local authority compliance with best practice guidance on the collection of council tax arrears. The Government has been working with local government and the debt advice sector to develop updated best practice guidance on the collection of council tax and will publish this guidance in due course.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 17/03/2020 16:07:28 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1169579

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Council Tax: Arrears
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment his Department has made of the (a) total value of council tax arrears referred to bailiffs by local authorities and (b) value of arrears recovered by bailiffs in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	1439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not hold data on the value of council tax arrears referred to, or recovered by, bailiffs. Statistics on the total council tax, including arrears, collected by local authorities for the financial years from 2014-15 are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/collection-rates-for-council-tax-and-non-domestic-rates-in-england-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/collection-rates-for-council-tax-and-non-domestic-rates-in-england-2018-to-2019</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 13/01/2020 16:33:54 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western