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Services

  1. Check your Council Tax band

    Find out the Council Tax band for a property in England, Scotland or Wales by looking up the property's postcode online

  2. Find and check your business rates valuation

    How to check the rateable value of your business property - compare it with other properties, request changes to your valuation and challenge the business rates you've been charged

  3. Pay your Council Tax

    Pay Council Tax online or by other methods, like direct debit to your local council

  4. Council Tax

    Your Council Tax bill - how to work it out, who has to pay, discounts and exemptions for students and disabled people, second homes, empty properties, paying the bill

  5. Apply for Council Tax Reduction

    Apply to your local council for Council Tax Reduction if you're on a low income or benefits - this has replaced Council Tax Benefit

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Guidance and regulation

  1. Start paying Council Tax
    • Detailed guide
    • Valuation Office Agency
  2. How domestic properties are assessed for Council Tax bands
    • Detailed guide
    • Valuation Office Agency
  3. How to check and challenge your rateable value
    • Detailed guide
    • Valuation Office Agency
  4. Traffic signs manual
    • Guidance
    • Department for Transport
  5. The Blue Badge scheme: rights and responsibilities in England
    • Guidance
    • Department for Transport
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News and communications

News story

Government support for recovery from flooding

Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

  1. Government announces business rates and council tax relief following severe flooding
    • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
    • Press release
  2. Government activates Bellwin scheme to support local communities hit by flooding
    • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
    • Press release
  3. Transformative North Wales Growth Deal signed
    • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government and Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
    • Press release
  4. Growing Mid Wales Partnership welcomes UK Government funding to ignite regional ambition
    • Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
    • News story
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Research and statistics

  1. Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2018 to 2019 individual local authority data - outturn
    • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
    • National statistics
  2. Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2018 to 2019 final outturn
    • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
    • National statistics
  3. Council Taxbase 2019 in England
    • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
    • Official statistics
  4. Local government pension scheme funds for England and Wales: 2018 to 2019
    • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
    • Official statistics
  5. Local authority capital expenditure and receipts in England: 2018 to 2019 final outturn
    • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
    • National statistics
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. Review of local authority financial reporting and external audit: call for views
    • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
    • Open consultation
    • Closing date 20 December 2019
  2. Proposed merger of West Midlands pension funds
    • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
    • Consultation outcome
    • Date closed 07 September 2019
  3. Allowing joint committees and combined authorities to hold meetings by video conference
    • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
    • Consultation outcome
    • Date closed 11 January 2017
  4. Local government finance and the 2019 Spending Review: response to the select committee report
    • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
    • Policy paper
  5. Business rate retention and non-domestic rates 2018 to 2019
    • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
    • Policy paper
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Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. Twenty-fifth meeting of the Libraries Taskforce
    • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
    • Corporate report
  2. Data share pilot between HMRC and local authorities (T to Z)
    • HM Revenue & Customs
    • Foi release
  3. Data share pilot between HMRC and local authorities (M to S)
    • HM Revenue & Customs
    • Foi release
  4. Data share pilot between HMRC and local authorities (D to L)
    • HM Revenue & Customs
    • Foi release
  5. Data share pilot between HMRC and local authorities (A to C)
    • HM Revenue & Customs
    • Foi release
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  1. Business rates
  2. Council Tax
  3. Councils and elections
  4. Data collection and reporting
  5. Local Housing Allowance
  6. Local government finance and capital assets
  7. Local government pensions