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Data Provider: Welsh Government 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 Authorities222,940-4,650218,290.The data item is not applicable49,688.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable8,373160,229
Total Unitary AuthoritiesIsle of Anglesey5,596-165,580.The data item is not applicable811.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2984,471
Gwynedd15,8821,00016,882.The data item is not applicable2,804.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable70913,369
Conwy7,6763388,014.The data item is not applicable1,788.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4645,762
Denbighshire4,126-204,106.The data item is not applicable1,368.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1242,614
Flintshire5,657-3145,343.The data item is not applicable1,798.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5283,017
Wrexham10,268-19810,070.The data item is not applicable1,965.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2487,857
Powys7,622977,719.The data item is not applicable2,319.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1535,247
Ceredigion4,4055134,918.The data item is not applicable1,575.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable743,269
Pembrokeshire8,3843668,750.The data item is not applicable1,750.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable26,998
Carmarthenshire14,662-23614,426.The data item is not applicable2,111.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable-112,316
Swansea24,306-62223,684.The data item is not applicable5,177.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,41117,096
Neath Port Talbot3,975-1963,779.The data item is not applicable1,495.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2062,078
Bridgend13,910-47713,433.The data item is not applicable2,509.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable31710,607
Vale of Glamorgan10,777-40710,370.The data item is not applicable3,811.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1976,362
Rhondda Cynon Taf12,440-71411,726.The data item is not applicable2,620.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5228,584
Merthyr Tydfil6,958-6236,335.The data item is not applicable651.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4735,211
Caerphilly10,101-4569,645.The data item is not applicable2,577.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4096,659
Blaenau Gwent8,213-1678,046.The data item is not applicable1,900.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1016,045
Torfaen8,883-1148,769.The data item is not applicable2,043.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5176,209
Monmouthshire6,908-3586,550.The data item is not applicable1,973.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2104,367
Newport11,596-1611,580.The data item is not applicable2,419.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3568,805
Cardiff20,595-2,03018,565.The data item is not applicable4,224.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,05513,286

Metadata

Title

Council tax collection

Last update

June 2025 June 2025

Next update

June 2026

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

Keywords

Local Government Finance, council tax collection rate

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


Statistical quality

See weblinks

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.