Liverpool Council is seeking to tighten its policy around collection of council tax after its existing terms became a self-created “obstacle.”
In a bid to provide a clear explanation of the consequences of non-payment, the local authority is rewriting its existing policy, which has created obstacles for itself to actually collect fees. According to a report to be discussed next Friday, Liverpool currently has one of the lowest council tax collection rates in the country.
In 2021/2022 Liverpool’s council tax collection rate was 7.9% lower than the average for all core cities with only Birmingham having a higher level of arrears for the year. The cabinet report said its existing policy makes it explicit that a number of groups are considered ‘vulnerable’ and therefore exempt from parts of the recovery process.
