Understanding your Council Tax bill

The example below contains an explanation of the terms contained in your Council Tax bill. Click on the pink question mark symbols for more information.

COUNCIL TAX

20XX/XX Bill

Your account number

Your account number. Keep this safe to manage your Council Tax account, either online or by phone.

FIRST NAME SURNAME

Person(s) responsible for the bill. In most cases this will also be the address that the Council Tax bill is for.

ADDRESS LINE 1
ADDRESS LINE 2
SOUTHAMPTON
POSTCODE

Property subject to council tax:

If the bill is for a different address it will appear here.

Date of Issue: 6 March 20XX

Your property is in Council Tax band _. The 20XX/20XX tax for this band is £_____, an increase of __% on the previous year. The tax is made up as follows:

Your Council Tax band and breakdown of the contribution towards services. More information here.

Southampton City Council*

£___ (Increase of ___% on last year)

Police and Crime Commissioner for Hants

£___ (Increase of ___% on last year)

Hampshire & IOW Fire Authority

£___ (Increase of ___% on last year)

*The Council Tax attributable to Southampton includes a precept to fund adult social care.

Council Tax for period 01.04.20XX to 31.03.20XX

£___

less 25% discount single occupier

£___

less payments received

£___

Amount payable for 20XX/20XX

£___

Total amount you need to pay for the period of the year, and includes any discounts, reductions or exemptions awarded to you.

Balances outstanding for other financial years £____

Council Tax owed from previous tax years. This is not included in the instalment plan below and must be paid as soon as possible.

INSTALMENT PLAN

Details of your plan, showing the dates when you need to pay each instalment by and the amount due by each date. To view our payment options, visit ways to pay

YOUR COUNCIL TAX BILL IS PAYABLE ON THE 1ST AS FOLLOWS:

01.04.20XX £_____
01.05.20XX £_____
01.06.20XX £_____
01.07.20XX £_____
01.08.20XX £_____

01.09.20XX £_____
01.10.20XX £_____
01.11.20XX £_____
01.12.20XX £_____
01.01.20XX £_____

If you are having trouble viewing this example bill, you can view a PDF version.

You can also read our Council Tax bill frequently asked questions.

Next steps

The quickest and easiest way to pay your Council Tax is to set up a Direct Debit.

Did you know you can also create an online Council Tax account? View bills, balances and previous payments at any time by setting up an online account.