Council-Tax

You can pay your Council Tax in a number of ways but by far the most effective and efficient and the least hassle to you is Direct Debit. With Direct Debit all you have to do is ring us on 01908 253794 and we will do the rest for you. This will not only mean you do not have to do anything for this year but also for future years as well.

Other payments include 24 hour automated phone line, via the Internet, at the bank or post office, through the post or in person at the Council's cash office.

For further information go to How to pay

This table will tell you the amount to pay for the whole year from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011.

There are instructions below the table to help you find which parish your property is in and which band it is.

Council Tax Charges 2010-2011

There are eight bands in total labelled A through to H. Each property liable for council tax in Milton Keynes has been allocated a band. The tax band is assigned based on the estimated value of the property at April 1st, 1991.
Property bands and how to challenge them

If you are having difficulty paying your Council Tax, contact us immediately to discuss the situation.

Find out more about help you can get paying your Council Tax bill and what to do if you can't pay

The council is committed to ensuring that council tax bills are kept as low as possible. Prompt collection means that the council has to spend less on sending reminders and final notices and if the cash is collected promptly the council benefits from improved cash flow.
Information on our recovery procedures

If you are about to or just have moved home then please let us know so we can amend your bill.
The best way to do this is to contact us or complete an online form. Providing you have all the information required then we will be able to amend your account there and then and let you know the amount of your new bill and make any necessary payment arrangement.
What you need to do when you are moving home

Changes in the household can affect the level of Council Tax that you have to pay.
You need to let us know about any changes as soon as possible.
Changes we need to know about

We advise our customers on how to claim discounts, exemptions and reliefs on Council Tax and Business Rates.

Collect money quickly and efficiently, and wherever possible, we will be flexible with our payment plans to suit our customers' personal circumstances.

Will provide a range of different payment locations and options to ensure that people who want to pay can do so easily.

Will act quickly against those people who do not pay, reminding them of their legal duty to pay and explaining the consequences of non payment clearly.

We are required under section 6 of the Audit Commission Act 1998 to participate in the National Fraud Initiative (NFI). Council Tax Data will be provided to the Audit Commission for NFI and will be used for cross-system and cross authority comparison for the prevention and detection of fraud.

We advise liable persons for Council Tax that the data held by the authority in respect of your Council Tax Liability will be used for cross-system and cross authority comparison for the prevention and detection of fraud.

For further information on data matching please visit the Information Commissioner's Office by clicking here http://www.ico.gov.uk/
The Audit Commission's code of practice on data matching is available here www.audit-commission.gov.uk/nfi/codeofdmp