Council tax bills are going up from April with average bills for a Band D property increasing by £84.

Millions of people in a Band D home will see their bils increase to more than £2,000 a year with other household bills also increasing from April.

Local authorities can increase council tax by up to 4.99 percent without holding a referendum, and many authorities have gone for the maximum amount this year.

Crisis-hit Birmingham City Council and Thurrock Council have been given special permission by the Government to impose bigger hikes of 9.99 percent and 7.99 percent respectively.

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A previous survey from the Local Government Association found almost one in five councils think it is likely they will have to issue a section 114 notice due to a shortfall in funding.

Councillor Shaun Davies, chairman of the Local Government Association, said: “No council is now immune to the growing risk to their financial sustainability.

“The Government urgently needs to address the growing financial crisis facing councils and come up with a long-term plan to sufficiently fund local services through multi-year settlements.”

Research by the Local Government Chronicle has identified five councils so far that have all proposed increases below the cap:

• In Labour-run Rochdale MBC, council tax will go up by 4.99 percent but all bills will receive a one-off two percent discount for this year.
• In Hartlepool BC (Con), council tax will go up by just under 2.99 percent – the full social care levy of two percent plus 0.99 percent.
• Tower Hamlets LBC (Aspire) is putting council tax up by 2.99 percent alongside the two percent social care precept but will have a relief fund available to households with an income below £49,500.
• Stockton-on-Tees (Lab) and Nottinghamshire (Con) have both proposed rises just below the referendum cap at 4.95 percent and 4.8 percent.

A Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities spokesperson said: “We recognise councils are facing challenges and that is why we recently announced an additional £600 million support package for councils across England, increasing their overall funding for the upcoming financial year to £64.7billion – a 7.5 percent increase in cash terms.

“Councils are responsible for their own finances and set council tax levels, but we have been clear they should be mindful of cost-of-living pressures.

“We continue to protect taxpayers from excessive council tax increases through referendum principles.”

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