Who has to pay Council Tax?
Police, fire and local council services are paid for by Council
Tax and Government grants, and in some cases, through charges for
services. Council Tax is based on property values and, in this
area, is collected by Bassetlaw District Council on behalf of all
four organisations.
Your Council Tax leaflet 2008/09, is available to download, and if you
have any comments or questions please contact us.
This leaflet is available in large print or
braille.
Council Tax payment is the responsibility of
owner-occupiers or, if rented, council tenants, private tenants and
tenants of housing associations. Council Tax is also due on
unoccupied furnished and unfurnished houses in certain
circumstances. This booklet explains discounts on occupied and
empty houses on page 12.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
are campaigning nationally to stop pensioners missing out on
an average £426 towards their Council Tax bills. DWP say that up to
four out of ten pensioners fail to apply for Council Tax Benefit
and three quarters of a billion pounds goes unclaimed by pensioners
each year. Less than half of all home-owners, many of whom are
pensioners, are claiming the money they are entitled to. This
campaign is fully endorsed with a full page of information on page
13. As many people ask us about income cut off limits, information
is provided about weekly income thresholds alongside the 2005/06
Council Tax levels.The amount of Council Tax
for each household depends on the valuation band a properly has
been placed in by the Government's Valuation Office
Agency,
About half of the Council Tax payers in Bassetlaw
live in Band A properties.
Based on a Band A property, the following table
shows how much of your Council Tax goes to each authority.
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