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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 Authorities199,269-10,637188,632.The data item is not applicable42,097.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable7,692138,843
Total Unitary AuthoritiesIsle of Anglesey4,790-2224,568.The data item is not applicable774.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1403,654
Gwynedd13,008-1,71011,298.The data item is not applicable951.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable25110,096
Conwy6,8321096,941.The data item is not applicable1,459.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4015,081
Denbighshire3,896-2093,687.The data item is not applicable1,157.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1952,335
Flintshire5,140-4294,711.The data item is not applicable1,555.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3662,790
Wrexham9,443-1899,254.The data item is not applicable1,890.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6466,718
Powys6,436-6275,809.The data item is not applicable1,588.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2513,970
Ceredigion3,8852294,114.The data item is not applicable1,469.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1012,544
Pembrokeshire7,174-3896,785.The data item is not applicable1,594.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable75,184
Carmarthenshire12,582-51112,071.The data item is not applicable1,215.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable-110,857
Swansea21,695-1,65120,044.The data item is not applicable3,249.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,43915,356
Neath Port Talbot3,947-2393,708.The data item is not applicable1,063.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4572,188
Bridgend12,004-34011,664.The data item is not applicable2,338.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2899,037
Vale of Glamorgan9,864-4209,444.The data item is not applicable3,772.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable-255,697
Rhondda Cynon Taf10,649-6559,994.The data item is not applicable2,493.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable3477,154
Merthyr Tydfil7,875-3787,497.The data item is not applicable1,061.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2936,143
Caerphilly9,294-4608,834.The data item is not applicable2,544.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2286,062
Blaenau Gwent7,913-1337,780.The data item is not applicable1,837.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable2965,647
Torfaen7,851-1527,699.The data item is not applicable1,794.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1475,758
Monmouthshire5,929-3715,558.The data item is not applicable1,841.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable523,665
Newport10,748-41310,335.The data item is not applicable1,893.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4857,957
Cardiff18,314-1,47716,837.The data item is not applicable4,560.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,32710,950

Metadata

Title

Council tax collection

Last update

June 2024 June 2024

Next update

June 2025

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

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.

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

Keywords

Local Government Finance, council tax collection rate