Council Tax
Council tax this year has been frozen – meaning your bill will stay at the April 2008 level until April 2010. Southwark Council believes that in these tough times, when some people will lose their jobs, and others will see no increase in their pay, one of the easiest ways for us to help you is by freezing your council tax.
Council tax helps to pay for the essential services the council provides, such as:
- street cleansing
- refuse collection
- street lighting
- education
- social services
- the Police
- the Fire Service
- flood defence
- the courts.
Your council tax is based on the band of your property and the number of adult residents. An adult (for the purposes of council tax) is anyone over 18 years of age.
There is only one council tax bill per household whether it is owned, rented or empty. The Valuation Office Agency places each property in a property band and this dictates the amount payable.
Council tax came into effect on April 1 1993 and replaced the poll tax. All local councils collect council tax.
New - guide to council tax
All of the information that you need to know about council tax including amounts, how to pay, exemptions and benefits is available in this section using the links on the left. We have also produced a handy booklet covering all this information.
Online payments
It's easy to pay council tax online. You can also see what other payment methods there are.
Contact us
By telephone
020 7525 1880 - housing and council tax benefit
020 7525 1850 - council tax
By post
Revenues and Benefits
London Borough Of Southwark
P.O. Box 782
Bromley
BR1 3YE
Please indicate which department your query is for.
In person
Bermondsey One Stop Shop
Spa Road
Bermondsey
SE16 3QN
Peckham One Stop Shop
Ground Floor
Peckham Library
122 Peckham Hill Street
SE15 5JR
Walworth One Stop Shop
151 Walworth Road
London
SE17 1RY
Dulwich Area Housing Office
41-43 East Dulwich Road
Dulwich
SE22 9BY
All one stop shops are open from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. In addition, Peckham one stop shop is open on Saturday, 9am to 1pm.
By email
Housing/council tax benefit: souhousingbenefitsuk@liberata.com
Council tax: Soucounciltaxuk@Liberata.com
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