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Council Tax Service
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General enquiries: 03450 450 500

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Popular FAQs

• How do I claim Housing Benefit and Council Tax benefit?
• What happens if I cannot pay my council tax?
• I live on my own, can I get a council tax discount?
• How is my benefit worked out?
• What is my council tax band and how is this decided?

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Council Tax

South Cambridgeshire District Council is responsible for collecting council tax from residents or people who own dwellings within its area. The money we collect helps to pay for local services.

• Find out exactly how much the Council Tax is for your property

The money we collect helps to finance the services we provide but we also collect money on behalf of Cambridgeshire County Council (This link will open in a new window), Cambridgeshire Police Authority (This link will open in a new window), and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority (This link will open in a new window). The following table shows a breakdown of the charge for a band D property for each of the main local authorities involved.

You may not be aware of the full range of services provided by your local authorities. Information about the Council Tax in South Cambridgeshire and the wide range of services it helps to pay for is available in two formats:

• online guide to how your Council Tax is spent (This link will open in a new window) (requires Flash player)
• as a downloadable Your Services, your Council Tax leaflet.

We want to make it easier for you to understand where your money goes and how local councils are working together to make South Cambridgeshire a better and safer place to live and work. We hope the booklet helps to do that.

The Council Tax for South Cambridgeshire District Council for 2010/2011 was set at £115.46 for a band D property by a meeting of the full Council on the 25th of February 2010. This is an increase of 3% or £3.36 a year on the charge or 2009/10.

Data Protection

Any information you give us will be used according to the Data Protection Act 1998.

We have a duty of care to protect the money we collect and to keep our records accurate and up to date. One way in which we do this is through data matching exercised in conjunction with the Audit Commission. These exercises help to prevent and detect fraud.

Customer Service

We aim to deliver a high quality, responsive and accessible service, as outlined in our Customer Service Standard for the Revenues and Benefits services.