3 h. ago Council tax bills to rise for Scots after abolition of two child benefit cap by SNP Government

EXCLUSIVE: Up to 30,000 households could have their council tax bills recalculated because higher benefit payments will be treated as income.

Politics

16 h. ago Kent ‘down to the bare bones’, says care chief amid council tax rise fears

Nigel Farage’s party ousted the Conservatives at Kent County Council (KCC) in May, with a promise to slash ‘wasteful spending’.

Politics

21 h. ago Reform UK 'set to hike Kent council tax by 5% next year' amid claims DOGE

The local authority was one of 10 English councils that Nigel Farage's party seized control of at May's local elections.

Politics

40 h. ago Council tax 100% discount: Full list of who has to pay nothing

You may need to provide evidence of your situation to get the full council tax discount

Economics

59 h. ago Full list of who can get a 100% council tax discount in the UK

The cost of council tax is set by your council and goes towards funding local services - but you may not have to pay at all.

Politics

4 d. ago Scottish Nationalists back unlimited council tax rises for second home owners

The SNP last night backed a Green amendment to the Housing (Scotland) Bill which will allow councils to more than double the amount of tax that second home owners pay.

Politics

5 d. ago Think twice before rushing to fix the UK’s broken property taxes

It took us a generation to get into the present council tax mess and would take another to emerge with minimal scars

Politics

5 d. ago East Ayrshire Council set to rule out 'Tourist Tax' for time being

East Ayrshire has far fewer visitors, with officials stating that the financial benefits would be minimal.

Politics

6 d. ago SNP's rent controls approved as empty and second homes poised for council tax hikes

The Scottish Government rejected plans to end tax breaks for the King’s properties and allow councils to force the sale or lease of derelict buildings or land

Society

6 d. ago Shona Robison pleads not to 'draw out drama' of delayed budget and makes huge council tax freeze hint

The Finance Secretary insisted she will not be “randomly taking an axe to services” as she came under pressure to offer more cash to under-pressure colleges.

Economics

7 d. ago MSPs to vote on cutting 'unpayable' council tax debt to end 'cycles of poverty'

The Scottish Greens want the time limit for council tax arrears in Scotland to be brought in line with England.

Economics

7 d. ago Scots could have council tax debt written off under plan to help struggling families

Households in Scotland are chased for missed local authority payments for up to 20 years - despite the equivalent rule in England being just six years.

Economics

8 d. ago Stop letting Reform set agenda, Anas Sarwar tells Keir Starmer

The Scottish Labour leader said that the Prime Minister was “allowing our opponents to set the political weather too often.”

Events

9 d. ago Voices: My predictions for Keir Starmer – and the rest of the political landscape

The prime minister could yet defy the prophets of doom, writes John Rentoul – and with Reform UK at ‘peak Farage’, the future looks set for coalitions rather than outright majorities

Politics

1 week ago Andy Burnham reveals Labour MPs privately urging him to challenge Starmer as he accuses PM of creating 'climate of fear'

The Manchester mayor’s vision to ‘turn the country around’ includes higher council tax on London homes and a 50p top rate of income tax

Events

1 week ago Falkirk could see more council tax rises of up to 13 per cent over the next five years

Councillors are being asked to agree a five-year strategy as costs continue to rise for essential services.

Politics

2 w. ago Fury as more than two million people to get bin collections every THREE weeks

More rat infestations and fly-tipping are now feared across England due to changes to waste collection, despite a rise in council tax bills by many local authorities

Politics

2 w. ago Nigel Farage's plan to deport hundreds of thousands of legal migrants in border overhaul

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is set to announce plans to deport hundreds of thousands of legal migrants in a move that would shatter the UK's current border system

Events

2 w. ago The popular seaside towns where they DON'T want the second home tax even if it means hundreds of houses are empty most of the year

In April this year, the Isle of Wight became one of a number of local authorities to begin charging 100 per cent council tax premiums on second homes.

Society

2 w. ago 'Hike holiday homes council tax to tackle Scotland's homelessness crisis' say Greens

Figures last week showed a record number of households living in temporary housing including 10,180 children.

Events