Council Tax

Welcome to our section on council tax. Please use the navigation below to take you into each area within this section. The information you are looking for may also be in the council tax leaflet

General Information

Your council tax bill shows the amount of council tax or non-domestic rate due from you for the year ending 31st March. The council tax is the means of raising money to help pay for services provided locally by Bedfordshire County Council, Bedfordshire Police Authority, South Bedfordshire District Council, Bedfordshire and Luton Combined Fire Authority, and parish / town councils.

For all enquiries about council tax or business rates (other than valuation) should be addressed to the Local Taxation Service, The District Offices, High Street North, Dunstable, Beds. LU6 1LF. Local taxation Service and telephone help lines or email local.taxation@southbeds.gov.uk

• Contact and helplines
• Change of details form
  
• How to pay
  
• Council tax benefit
  
• Council tax valuation bands
  
• Discounts
  
• People with disabilities
  
• Appeals / complaints
  
• Exempt properties
  
• Council Tax Leaflet 2008 - 2009 (PDF 567KB)
  
• Council Tax Leaflet 2007 - 2008 (PDF 491KB)
  
• Request to pay by direct debit (A copy of the form is included in the council tax leaflet)
  
• Benefit Information
• Request for benefit claim form
  
• Report Benefit Fraud