Council Tax

Chancellor John Healey holds out the famous red Budget Box in Downing Street, ahead of revealing its contents to the Commons. Picture: Henry Nicholls

John Healey has committed highway robbery on savers
Bridget Duncan, Pontefract.

John Healey

North-South divide in Budget's £100 energy support help hits Yorkshire

Chancellor John Healey has delivered his Budget (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

John Healey gives £100 off energy bills in 'breathing space' Budget

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch leaving the stage after delivering her keynote speech during the Conservative Party conference. PIC: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Tory pledge to reduce inheritance tax is welcome - Carl Les

York Minster dominates the skyline above Bootham Bar and the bar walls by the fountains at York Art Gallery. PIC: Tony Johnson

Local circumstances key to tourist tax viability - YP Letters

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

The household bill that costs less than 10 years ago

A council tax bill. PIC: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Government needs to revise Council Tax system - YP Letters

The council tax premium on second homes was introduced to tackle housing affordability in high-concentration areas on the East Coast like Filey. PIC: James Hardisty

Double council tax on second homes is envy - YP Letters

Prime Minister Andy Burnham appearing on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg. PIC: Jeff Overs/BBC/PA Wire

Andy Burnham says ‘big decisions’ are ahead on council tax

Mark Manning, managing director of Manning Stainton

What Burnham’s tax system could mean for the housing market

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£100,000 in overpayments found by benefits investigations team

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

Over 100,000 people across Yorkshire taken to court over council tax

A woman clutching a pink piggy bank labelled pension. PIC: Alamy/PA

Don’t punish pensioners for state of national finances - YP Letters

Carl Les is the leader of North Yorkshire Council. PIC: Bruce Rollinson

Developing a new staffing structure for social care - Carl Les

Buckinghamshire Council has sent a reminder to residents to expect their council tax bills in the post or over email in the coming week

This is how much your council tax bill will rise by this year

Rise in water bills ‘essential’ to improve region’s infrastructure, says Yorkshire Water

Yorkshire Water is one of the biggest bailiff users to recover debt

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

A council tax bill

Local authorities announce proposed council tax rises - full list

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

Sandy Town Council has announced that council tax will rise by 3.5 per cent after announcing its budget for the forthcoming year

North Yorkshire makes statement on council tax hikes
Council tax in North Yorkshire is expected to go up by 4.99 per cent - the maximum increase without a referendum - every year until 2029, with senior figures saying “there is no alternative”.
Ralph Blackburn

Several household bills are set to change from the start of the new UK tax year (Photo: Pexels)

From water to council tax - the crucial UK bills rising in April 2026

Library image of Martin Lewis from Money Saving Expert speaking to an audience of Londoners about the challenges they are facing as a result of the rising cost of living, hosted by London Mayor, Sadiq Khan at City Hall in London. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau/PA)

People in problem debt are three-times more likely to consider suicide

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

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaking at the Regional Investment Summit in Birmingham. PIC: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

How the Chancellor can raise taxes without hurting working people - Andy Brown

Chancellor Rachel Reeves takes journalists' questions after delivering a speech in the media briefing room of 9 Downing Street on November 4, 2025. Reeves has hinted that Labour may break its manifesto pledge not to raise taxes (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Rachel Reeves told to make major council tax changes in Budget

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

Leeds council to meet with union calling for bailiff ban on council tax arrears

Yorkshire family - Sarah Moore and husband James and children - move to Cyprus and enjoy good weather and lower bills.

Yorkshire family move to Cyprus and enjoy good weather and lower bills

Libby Ramsden, 25, and her partner, Ollie Blackwell, 26, made the switch to fully off-grid life in September 2023 to save money and allow them to leave their jobs and run their soap business.

We quit our jobs to move to an off-grid caravan with no TV or WiFi

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner arrives in Downing Street, London, for a Cabinet meeting. PIC: Lucy North/PA Wire

Council tax is simply no longer fit for purpose - Jayne Dowle
The government obviously knows council tax isn’t working even before last week’s bombshell announcement of hikes being imposed on wealthier areas.
Jayne Dowle

A flock of Swaledale sheep graze on the fells. (Pic credit: Tony Johnson)

Yorkshire councils 'big winners' in local government finance reforms

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

Councillor claimed Falkirk council tax need not have been so high if independents had been given more details. Pic: Adobe stock

'Unfair and regressive' council tax must be reformed, MPs say

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

A West Yorkshire Metro bus stop. PIC: Adobe

Metro does not need a costly rebranding exercise - YP Letters

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

Councils are under extreme financial pressure. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Council tax increases could lead to problem debt - Richard Lane

Rachel Reeves, poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual budget

Surprise drop in inflation sparks calls for further interest rate cuts

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’

Aerial shot of houses.

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

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Steep April price hikes: the household bills set to rise

Councillor Simon Myers. Photo: NYCC.

No action taken against park authority member who missed meetings

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

Gayle Beck runs through Hawes, with a view of St Matgaret's Church in the Yorkshire Dales.

Exclusive Calls for power to ban new houses from becoming holiday lets

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'

Campaigners take part in a rally for the social care day of action at Parliament Square, Westminster. PIC: Lucy North/PA Wire

Councils forced to 'hike parking charges and fees to fund social care'

Bradford City Hall looking glorious in April 2024

Bradford Council get financial support from Government to tackle debts

How much will your council tax go up this year?

Every area in Yorkshire to hike council tax in April - full list

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner arrives in Downing Street, London, for a Cabinet meeting. PIC: James Manning/PA Wire

Council tax is no longer fit for purpose - Jayne Dowle

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

Carl Les is the leader of North Yorkshire Council. PIC: Bruce Rollinson

Council Tax freezes would leave budgets at risk of falling behind - Carl Les

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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

County Hall, Beverley, where councillors approved a 4.99 per cent rise in council tax on Thursday

400 jobs at risk as Yorkshire council approves inflation-busting tax rise

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

It comes as council leaders accused government ministers of diverting financial support from rural communities towards towns and cities.

North Yorkshire Council threatens judicial review against Government

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