National statistics

Collection rates for Council Tax and non-domestic rates in England, 2013 to 2014

Statistics showing collection rates for Council Tax and non-domestic rates in England.

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Collection rates for Council Tax and non-domestic rates in England, 2013 to 2014

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Table 1: Council Tax collection rates in England, 2004-05 to 2013-14

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Table 2: non-domestic rates collection rates in England, 2004-05 to 2013-14

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Table 3: Council Tax and non-domestic rates: amount collected in England by class, 2013 to 2014

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Table 4: receipts of Council Tax and non-domestic rates in England 2004-05 to 2013-14

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Table 5: Council Tax and non-domestic rates: collection amounts and rates in England, 2012-13 and 2013-14

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Table 6: receipts of Council Tax in England 2004-05 to 2013-14

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Table 7: receipts of non-domestic rates in England, 2004-05 to 2013-14

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Table 8: Council Tax arrears and write-offs, 2004-05 to 2013-14

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Table 9: Council Tax arrears per dwelling at 31 March 2014

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Council Tax arrears per dwelling at 31 March 2014

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Chart A: Council Tax collection rates, 2004-05 to 2013-14

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Chart B: non-domestic rates collection rates, 2004-05 to 2013-14

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Chart C: Council Tax arrears and write-offs, 2004-05 to 2013-14

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Quarterly return of Council Tax and non-domestic rates QRC4, 2013 to 2014

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Details

Details of the collection rates for Council Tax and national non-domestic rates in England in 2013 to 2014 were announced on 3 July 2014.

The latest statistics release includes data from 2004-05 to 2013-14 and updates those statistics previously released on 26 June 2013.

Council Tax

  • local authorities in England achieved a national average in-year collection rate for Council Tax of 97% in 2013 to 2014, which is a decrease of 0.4% over 2012 to 2013
  • the collection rate in all types of authority fell; the biggest falls were in metropolitan areas, which fell by 0.8%, and unitary authority areas which fell by 0.6%
  • local authorities in England collected £23.4 billion in Council Taxes by the end of March 2014 out of a total of £24.1 billion collectable; this is £1 billion more than the same period in 2012 to 2013
  • at 31 March 2014, the total amount of Council Tax still outstanding amounted to £2.528 billion; this is an increase of £152 million or 6% on the figure at the end of March 2013

Non-domestic rates

  • local authorities in England achieved a national average in-year collection rate for non-domestic rates in England of 97.9% in 2013 to 2014, which is an increase of 0.2% over 2012 to 2013
  • the collection rates for each type of authority rose by 0.2%
Published 3 July 2014