Council tax debt collection in Wales will become ‘less aggressive’ from next year, with people being given more time if they miss a payment
Martin Lewis has said he is “over the moon” after major council tax changes in Wales were confirmed.
Council tax debt collection in Wales will become “less aggressive” from next year, with people being given more time if they miss a payment.
Under current rules, households have three weeks to make up a missed payment before councils can demand the entire bill for the year upfront.
This will be extended to two months, in order to give families more time to seek support. Writing on his MoneySavingExpert.com website, Martin Lewis said: “Council Tax debt collection is the most vicious, aggressive, damaging form of debt collection there is out there.
“We’ve spent the last year campaigning hard for this hideous system to change, and so I’m over the moon the Welsh government has listened, and Wales is going to take the lead on improving things.”
The UK Government also launched a consultation on council tax reforms back in May, but the outcome of that is yet to be published.
