Paying Your Council Tax Bill

 

You must be sure that the Council receives your Council Tax payments by the due dates shown on your bill. Sheffield City Council has a duty to collect all amounts of Council Tax due.

 

Unpaid Council Tax or payments made late are a burden on other local taxpayers and it is only fair that action is taken to collect overdue Council Tax. Please see what happens if you don't pay on time.

 

Where payments are received late, this means that the City Council must borrow money, and pay interest on it, to pay for the services it provides.  

 

 

There are several ways to pay your Council Tax bill and you can choose which way is most convenient for you:
 

Direct Debit through your bank or building society account.

A choice of payment dates is available - either the 1st, 7th, 15th, 23rd or the last day of the month; By using Direct Debit to pay your Council Tax you can choose to extend your payments into February and March. This will reduce your monthly payments.

 

Paying by Debit Card in person or by telephoning the Automated Telephone Payments system on (0114) 273 5249.

You can pay in person over the counter at the 'First Point' Cashiers service in Howden House, 1 Union Street, Sheffield, S1 2SH. Please bring your payment voucher or bill with you;

By posting your payment in the letterbox provided in Howden House.
Please include your payment voucher or write your account reference on the reverse of the cheque. Please do not post cash;

You can pay online, a safe and secure way to pay via the web;

You may be able to use your own bank's website for Armchair Banking.

You can pay in person at your local Post Office using your bar-coded bill or vouchers.

 

At any Paypoint outlet; You can use your payment voucher to pay at any Paypoint outlet. You will not be charged a fee if you use your bar-coded payment voucher. 

 

Standing order through your bank or building society account (you must not change the due date on your bill).

Pay by cheque or postal order through the post made payable to Sheffield City Council. Please include your payment voucher or write your account reference on the reverse of the cheque. If you require a receipt you must enclose a stamped addressed envelope;

 

If you decide to pay by armchair banking, by standing order, or if you send a cheque through the post, it will take around 5 working days before the Council receives your payment. The Council will not know that you have paid until it receives your money and may start recovery action if you have paid later than the due date shown on your bill.

 

If you have forgotten to pay and your due date has passed, please pay immediately by debit card over the phone or by cash or cheque in person.

 

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