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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Arrears of council tax, by billing authority (£ thousand)
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[Collapse]Total debit for yearFor arrears, this is the sum of any debits raisedClick here to sortTotal debit for yearFor arrears, this is the sum of any debits raised[Expand]Click here to sortAmount budgeted to be collectedThe amount budgeted to be collected when the council tax was set[Expand]Click here to sortAmounts received during year[Expand]Click here to sortAmount received as a percentage of total debit[Expand]Click here to sortAmounts collected as a percentage of budgeted amount[Expand]Click here to sortAmounts written off during year[Expand]Click here to sortAmounts outstanding at 31 March
Click here to sortArrears brought forward at 1 AprilClick here to sortIn-year council tax debit for year
[Collapse]Total Unitary Authorities173,608-4,852168,756.The data item is not applicable40,230.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable7,397121,129
Total Unitary AuthoritiesIsle of Anglesey4,078-4743,604.The data item is not applicable371.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1503,083
Gwynedd9,214-2139,001.The data item is not applicable1,162.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable277,812
Conwy5,924836,007.The data item is not applicable1,243.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1874,577
Denbighshire3,225-1633,062.The data item is not applicable1,032.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1551,875
Flintshire4,640-2764,364.The data item is not applicable1,242.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6612,461
Wrexham7,851-3787,473.The data item is not applicable886.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6445,943
Powys5,605-1695,436.The data item is not applicable1,772.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1853,479
Ceredigion3,2461983,444.The data item is not applicable1,205.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable722,167
Pembrokeshire7,837-9486,889.The data item is not applicable1,637.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4534,799
Carmarthenshire11,480-37411,106.The data item is not applicable1,683.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable49,419
Swansea19,4171,66321,080.The data item is not applicable6,390.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,15913,531
Neath Port Talbot3,721-1063,615.The data item is not applicable1,086.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3502,179
Bridgend11,275-52910,746.The data item is not applicable2,554.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2477,945
Vale of Glamorgan6,677-2916,386.The data item is not applicable1,937.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable404,409
Rhondda Cynon Taf9,177-5058,672.The data item is not applicable2,312.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3615,999
Merthyr Tydfil7,099-1636,936.The data item is not applicable1,027.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1345,775
Caerphilly7,922-4067,516.The data item is not applicable2,112.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2705,134
Blaenau Gwent7,397-1407,257.The data item is not applicable1,526.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4425,289
Torfaen6,395-2186,177.The data item is not applicable1,353.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable674,757
Monmouthshire4,274-2114,063.The data item is not applicable1,213.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable502,800
Newport9,819-2599,560.The data item is not applicable1,757.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3797,424
Cardiff17,335-97316,362.The data item is not applicable4,730.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,36010,272

Metadata

Title

Council tax collection

Last update

June 2023 June 2023

Next update

June 2024

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Council tax collection (CTC) data collection, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.finance@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Local authorities

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Weblinks

The associated statistical releases can be found via the links at the following webpage:
https://gov.wales/statistics-and-research?lang=en
A statistical quality report relating to all Local Government Finance statistical releases can be found at the following webpage:
https://gov.wales/local-government-finance-statistics-quality-report


Keywords

Local Government Finance, council tax collection rate

General description

Arrears, amounts collected and amounts outstanding are net of council tax benefit grant from the Department of Work and Pensions. All figures include amounts collected on behalf of police authorities and community councils and the amounts received from the Home Office in respect of Class O exempt dwellings.

Data collection and calculation

The information presented here is collected via annual returns from Welsh Local Authorities.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data are shown for each financial year from 1996-97 onwards.

Statistical quality

See weblinks