Council Tax

Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey delivers his Budget speech in the House of Commons on October 28 2026

Council tax checker crashes as millions check for £100 payment

Sick of soaring bills? They’re not all going up

The household bill that costs less than 10 years ago

Awful April is almost upon us with soaring bills stretching households to breaking point

Awful April: Soaring bills stretching households to breaking point

First-time buyers said that facing multiple upfront costs in a short space of time was the number one part of the homebuying process they wished they could avoid.

Mortgage expert sauys what buyers should do to avoid headaches

We were given a cash reward for just checking if our bills could be reduced

This bill-checking service paid me to see if I could save money

I didn’t expect the reward to go straight to my bank - but it did

I tried an AI bill-switching service and it paid me £5 just to check

A new proposal could cut council tax bills for the majority of households, with some homeowners with bigger or more expensive properties paying more (Photo: Pexels)

Some households could pay double council tax to cut bills for most

Council tax is a local charge collected by councils to fund essential community services (Photo: Pexels)

How your council tax payments are used by authorities across the UK

Charity Marie Curie is urging more councils to exempt terminally ill people from paying council tax

Thousands may soon stop paying council tax under new charity campaign

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7 of the most overlooked ways over-60s can cut weekly bills

Joe Smithson on one of the family's trips (Cover Images)

'We took our daughter out of school, quit our jobs, sold everything and left the...

These are some of the places in England with the cheapest council tax for 2025/26

The 9 places with the cheapest council tax and how they perform

The public answers what they'd do with an extra £100.

Watch: How you'd spend spare £100 as bills rise by £36bn

Household bills are set to drop by 7% in July after a new announcement from energy regulator Ofgem.

Ofgem announces 7% drop in energy price cap from July

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Inflation jump is bigger than expected after household bills whammy

Elise Holt, 22, is living in a one-bed 300sqft property that was originally built by nan Beverley, 71.

Estate agent struggling to get on housing ladder lives in nan's annexe

Women stressed about money

Brits losing thousands in unused credit and debit card rewards
League table reveals that Sunderland is the city losing the most Swansea’s shoppers amongst the savviest in the country OnBuy offers money hack that will save shoppers over £400 a year as business pledges to give away £15m in rewards.
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Gareth used a company’s online quote service to see if he could save some money

How I saved £140 a month on bills during ‘Awful April’

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Find out how much your council tax will go up from April 1

Household bills are rising across the board from today

Which household bills are going up today and what you can do about it

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Council tax: how much is my bill going up with April payment rises?

Robyn Swan moved out of her home to live rent-free in a container in rural Scotland, growing her own food and harvesting rainwater. She is pictured with her pet sheep and dogs. Photo: Robyn Swan / SWNS

'I sold all my belongings to live rent-free in a container'

Bills going up in April will stretch household budgets even further

Cost of living: The bills going up in April as inflation iceberg looms

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How much council tax bills are increasing in every North West area

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How much council tax will rise in every North East area in April

A row of terraced houses.

Watch: Six areas that will see highest council tax rises in 2025

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How much council tax is going up by in every Yorkshire area in April

Council tax is set to rise again

How much will council tax go up by? Councils planning maximum increase
A vast majority of councils plan to hit residents with the maximum council tax increase of at least 4.99% this year, it has emerged.
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The rules and legal risks of refusing to pay council tax

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Watch: How to lower your council tax as bills expected to rise

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Watch: Above 5% council tax rises approved for six areas

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9 ways you can get council tax support - as millions face huge rises

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UK households owed £1000s in council tax refunds due to overpayments

Top 7 questions to ask before renting a property, expert reveals

The money will people most in need

Families to get £200 via Household Support Fund - but funds are low

1000s of households to get direct cost-of-living payments up to £500

Rishi Sunak said Sadiq Khan had "put up taxes by 70%". Credit: Mark Hall/Getty/Adobe

Analysis Are Rishi Sunak’s claims on crime going down and taxes going up true?

Water bills, council tax and phone bills are all going up in price.

April price hikes explained

Martin Lewis has shared how 400,000 could be paying too much council tax - and are due a refund worth thousands. (Photo: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)

Expert says 400,000 could be owed council tax refund - how to check

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Council paid prankster to run Facebook group

Debt and benefits advice scheme helps struggling UK families access £19 billion worth of unclaimed benefits

UK scheme to help families access billions worth of unclaimed benefits

Martin Lewis has a message for anyone paying council tax, urging “hundreds of thousands” of people to check if they could be due a rebate or discount. (Photo: ITV)

Martin Lewis issues warning to anyone who pays council tax

Huw Pill, the Chief Economist and Executive Director for Monetary Analysis and Research at Bank of England (Photo: Bank of England)

Salary of Bank of England chief who said people must accept poverty

This is when the financial year ends (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Explainer When does the new tax year start - and what does it mean for taxes?

Changes to council tax, benefit payments and household bills will take effect from April (Composite: Mark Hall / Adobe)

New laws and changes from April - including tax rise, wages and bills

Several bill hikes are set to hit households from April despite the cost of living crisis (image: Adobe)

Explainer 6 bill hikes hitting households from April - and how to beat them

Keir Starmer is set to announced new council tax freeze plans during a visit to Swindon ahead of this spring's local elections. (Credit: Getty Images)

Labour leader Keir Starmer pledges to freeze council tax

Council tax bills will be rising across England in April.

Revealed: the areas with the most expensive and cheapest council tax

Council tax is on the rise by up to 15% across local authorities in England - Credit: Adobe

April council tax: How to apply for support and how much will it rise?

How much is my council tax going to increase this year?

Council tax increases are expected across the UK in April (image: Adobe)

Council tax set to rise by 5% across most of England - move explained

Everyone is feeling the stress of rising bills, like council tax and food, but NationalWorld journalist Rochelle Barrand believes that single people are being hit the hardest.

Cost of living single: people penalised by costs like council tax Rochelle Barrand

Parliament will introduce a raft of new laws in 2023. (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer New laws on driving, taxes and benefits due to be introduced in 2023

What council tax band am I in? (image: Shutterstock)

What is your council tax band - how to check explained

Jeremy Hunt is set to announce a raft of spending cuts and tax rises in the autumn statement. Credit: Kim Mogg

Autumn statement as it happened: all the analysis and reaction

The council tax rebate will chop £150 off your annual bill (image: Shutterstock)

When will I get £150 council tax energy rebate - do I need to apply?

Switching bank account could help you save up to £200 off energy bills

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