Council Tax Collection Rates, 2010-11

Statistics on Council tax collection rates by Welsh unitary authorities include data on amounts collected, written off and outstanding both for in-year and for previous years. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 10 June 2010.

The key points from the latest release are:

• In 2010-11, billing authorities collected 96.6% of council tax bills, an increase of 0.2 of a percentage point.
• 11 authorities recorded a year on year increase in their collection rate in   2010-11.
• Denbighshire recorded the highest in-year collection rate at 98.2% whilst Cardiff recorded the lowest at 94.5%.
• The amount actually collected in respect of 2010-11 bills, excluding council tax benefit, was £1,056 million out of £1,094 million collectable.
• During 2010-11, billing authorities collected £29 million of arrears in respect of previous years and wrote off £6 million as bad debts.
• At 31 March 2011, £37 million of the amounts billed for in 2010-11 remained outstanding.
• The total amount outstanding at 31 March 2011 was £81 million.

Further information

StatsWales website.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 3963
E-mail: stats.finance@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

June 2012 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due Out Soon' page)