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Council tax

Helen Rodger - March 2012
council.tax@kirklees.gov.uk

Paying your bill

Paying your council tax
How to pay? Where to pay? More information.
E-billing
Find out more about e-billing.

Council tax discounts

Council tax discounts available for personal circumstances
Can you reduce your bill because of your personal circumstances?
Council tax benefit and second adult rebate
What is it? How do I claim? More information.
Council tax discounts available for property circumstances
Can you reduce your bill because of your property's circumstances?
Information for students and student nurses
Find out if you have to pay and download application forms.
A simple guide to discounts leaflet
A simple guide to some Council Tax discounts available and who can claim.

If you have problems paying your bill

Recovering council tax
What to do if you can't afford to pay, how we recover council tax, and more.
Information for employers
What to do if you receive an attachment of earnings order
Debt advice
General information if you have debts, contact information for organisations who can help.
Recovering council tax using bailiffs
The enforcement officers, or bailiffs as they are more commonly known, are responsible for recovering unpaid council tax, business rates and parking fines.

Valuation bands

Valuation bands guide
A guide to valuation bands, council tax and parish councils.
Do you think your property is in the wrong council tax band?
How to appeal against your banding, for free!

Understanding your bill

Understanding your council tax bill
Understanding your council tax reminder
Understanding your council tax summons
Understanding your liability order

Other information and advice

General information about council tax
What is it? Who has to pay? More information.
Council tax 2012/13 (PDF: 137kb)
Booklet explaining how we use your council tax, your council's budget and our partners' budgets.

Council tax - Contact details

Email

  • council.tax@kirklees.gov.uk
    General enquires, discounts, disregards and payment up to court summons stage.
  • council.recovery@kirklees.gov.uk
    Enquiries about accounts which have been summonsed to court, or are involved in recovery action such as attachment of earnings, bailiffs or deductions from benefit.

Visit us

Write to us

  • Kirklees Council
    Council Tax Section
    Civic Centre 1
    Huddersfield
    HD1 2NF
    If your enquiry relates to an account which has been summonsed to court, or where we are taking recovery action against you, please mark your letter for the attention of the 'Council Tax Section - Recovery Team'.

Telephone

  • 01484 414818
    To make a payment using your debit or credit card. Automated line, open 24 hours a day, year round.
  • 01484 414900
    General enquiries about council tax, including discounts, disregards and payment, up to the stage where a reminder has been issued. Lines open from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday.
  • 01484 414959
    Recovery Team: For all enquiries after a reminder has been issued if you are unable to pay it, and where recovery action is taking place. Lines open from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday.

Fax

  • 01484 221123

Minicom

  • 01484 414858
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