NEWS! The govt has just announced its changing the Council Tax Debt Collection rules on the back of @mmhpi recommendations. Here's my official quote
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Council Tax debt collection is so aggressive it’d make banks blush. It’s the most vicious and damaging form of legal debt collection out there - causing counterproductive misery for millions. We’ve spent the last 18 months campaigning hard to change this hideous system, and having seen so much pain caused by it, I’m genuinely moved by this huge first step towards making things better.
Currently, in England, if you miss a monthly payment, many councils, within usually 3 weeks, demand payment for the entire year. How people who can’t find a month’s money are expected to find a year’s I don’t know. Yet if they can’t pay, within just three more weeks, they are often taken to court, have ‘admin costs’ added, and soon see bailiffs sent in. No commercial firm would be allowed to do anything close - constituents are treated worse than customers.
The new rule from next April means councils must wait two months, not 3 weeks, to ask for a year’s money, and the ‘admin costs’ will be capped at £100. In a perfect world, it would be even longer and the lower cap would apply, but this is still a hugely welcome change to a 33-year-old process. For councils too, it is worth remembering that this grotesque system is often catastrophic for people’s finances and wellbeing, leaving many needing more help and support, and ultimately the same council having to pick up the pieces.
@tongamrina Positive mind set is the key , I am so proud of you👏👏 You never gave up ! Keep going my love 💜( experts has already suggested above , so might help in some way ) all I can do is travel n go to BTS concerts with you 💜Borahae💜
Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama attends a Long Life Offering Ceremony presented by Tibet Support Groups in India under the aegis of the Core Group for Tibetan Cause–India at Thekchen Choeling Tsuglakhang in Dharamshala on 11 March 2026.
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8 February 2026