1. How many households were in council tax arrears broken down for the following years:
a) 1 April 2018 - 31 March 2019: 4,346
b) 1 April 2019 - 31 March 2020: 4,491
c) 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2021: 5,175
d) 1 April 2021 - 30 September 2021: 69,047

The information requested is stored by financial year. The data is not held by calendar year so cannot be provided in that format. Please see below details of the number of Council Tax accounts (households) that were in arrears, ie still had/have Council Tax to pay for the financial year, on the last day of the relevant financial year/ on 30 September 2021 for the current financial year. For the current year, an accurate figure of the number of households remaining in debt will only be available at the end of the financial year when all payment instalment plans have been completed.

2. What was the total value of council tax debt owed to the council broken down for the following years:
a) 1 April 2018 - 31 March 2019: £1,566,857.38
b) 1 April 2019 - 31 March 2020: £1,834,615.15
c) 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2021: £2,601,465.14
d) 1 April 2021 - 30 September 2021: £62,522,396.73

The information requested is stored by financial year. The data is not held by calendar year so cannot be provided in that format. Please see below details of the Council Tax debt/ amount still owed for each financial year as at the last day of the financial year/ as at 30 September 2021 for the current financial year. For the current year, an accurate figure of the value of remaining Council Tax debt will only be available at the end of the financial year when all payment instalment plans have been completed. The Council Tax debt listed was/is owed by the households stated in the answer to question 1.

3. How many households had their council tax debt written off by the council under section 13A broken down for the following years:
a) Financial year 2018/19 1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019: 22
b) Financial year 2019/20 1 April 2019 – 31 March 2020: 8
c) Financial year 2020/21 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021: 30
d) Financial year 2021/22 1 April 2021 – 26 October 2021: 29

4. What is the total value of council tax debt that has been written off by the council under section 13A broken down for the following years:
a) Financial year 2018/19 1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019: £10682.05
b) Financial year 2019/20 1 April 2019 – 31 March 2020: £6109.81
c) Financial year 2020/21 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021: £14176.01
d) Financial year 2021/22 1 April 2021 – 26 October 2021: £11341.67

5. What was the single highest value of council tax debt written off by the council under section 13A during each time period below:
a) Financial year 2018/19 1 April 2018 – 31 March 2019: £1469.81
b) Financial year 2019/20 1 April 2019 – 31 March 2020: £1692.56
c) Financial year 2020/21 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021: £1811.49
d) Financial year 2021/22 1 April 2021 – 26 October 2021: £1094.46