Of all the council tax a council billed this year, this is the share that was actually paid by the end of the year. It's the headline test of how well a council turns bills into cash. Most councils collect well over 90%, so even a few percentage points below the pack means many more households not paying — through hardship, poor billing, or weak follow-up.
| name | ct_collection_rate |
|---|---|
| dataset | 03-council-tax-collection |
| kind | extracted |
| type | numeric |
| unit | % |
| grain | billing authority |
| role | outcome |
| source | data/Table_9_QRC4_2024-25.ods / sheet Table_9a / col 9 "5. In-year collection rate for 2024-25 (%)" |
| period | 2024-25 financial year |
| missingness | unknown |
| score_note | Headline in-year rate — published, obvious, the core efficiency measure; slightly duplicated by its own gap/trend derivatives. |
| peer_group | council class (district / county / unitary / metropolitan / London) — not yet scored on the leaderboard |
The headline efficiency measure: the share of billed council tax collected within the year. Higher rates indicate more effective billing and recovery. Caveats: the in-year rate understates ultimate collection, and council tax support schemes affect the collectable base, so cross-council comparison is fairest within structural peer groups (Class).