Pay your Council Tax

You will need to be registered with us first before you can set up payment.

If you register for an account, you can view your Council Tax details and make payments online. You will be able to:

• view your account statement and instalments
• check your balance, make payments and sign up to pay by direct debit
• contact us and tell us of a change

Register for Council Tax

e-billing is a service which allows you to receive and view your Council Tax bills electronically instead of through the post. If you register for e-billing, you will be notified by email whenever you have a new bill and can access it instantly through your self-service account.

e-billing also reduces paper waste and protects against fraud by reducing the need for physical documents.

Sign up for e-billing

Setting up a Direct Debit payment is the safest and most convenient way to pay your Council Tax. Payments can be set up on the 1st or 15th of each month.

You also can update bank details of an existing Direct Debit.

Set up or amend a Direct Debit

You can pay your Council Tax online using a debit or credit card.

Make a Council Tax payment

Remember, you will need your Council Tax account number to hand for any of these payment methods so we can allocate your payment correctly.

Please make sure to quote your account reference so there are no delays in allocating your payment correctly.

The details to use are:

Barclays Bank

• Account name: Hart District Council
• Account:  40021156
• Sort code: 20-17-07
• Reference: quote your Council Tax reference number (6********). 

All cheques should be made payable to: Hart District Council.

Please write the Council Tax account number on the back of your cheque (6********). 

Send any cheques to Hart District Council, Civic Offices, Harlington Way, Fleet, GU51 4AE.

If you don’t pay your Council Tax by the dates shown on your bill you will receive a reminder. If you still do not pay, you risk having a court summons and additional charges being added on top of the outstanding amount.

If you begin to struggle with the payments, please contact us immediately. We can offer options that could help your circumstances, such as:

• spreading your payments over 12 months instead of 10
• adding a discount or exemption on to your Council Tax account if eligible
• if you have a low income or receive a benefit, you may be entitled to Council Tax Support
• making a payment arrangement - call 01252 62212 to arrange or complete the application form to make an arrangement to pay Council Tax
• ringing the Council Tax team to discuss your situation on 01252 622122

Remember: If you apply for a discount after receiving a bill, you will still have to make payments until we make a decision.

Read the Government's Council Tax website on Council Tax arrears.