FOI release

Council tax

Case reference FOI2026/00629

Received 19 June 2026

Published 17 July 2026

Request

I am Emma Taggart and I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information in spreadsheet form: 1 . The number of households in council tax arrears for each financial year from 2015-16 to 2025-26. 2. Of those households who are in council tax arrears please provide the average amount of arrears a household is in for each financial year from 2015-16 to 2025-26. 3. The total amount of council tax arrears for each financial year from 2015-16 to 2025-26. 4. The highest amount owed by one household for 2025-26 for the most recent financial year. If you have any queries about this request please email me or call me on 07442 336332. Best wishes, Emma Taggart

Response

In accordance with section 1(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), Oxford City Council confirms that it holds information within the scope of your request.

 

In accordance with section 11 of the FOIA, which relates to the means by which requested information is communicated, OCC has provided the information in the accompanying comma-separated values spreadsheet, as requested.

 

If you disagree with any part of the response to your request, you are entitled to ask the Council for an internal review of the decision(s) made.  You may do this by writing to the Monitoring Officer, by either email monitoringofficer@oxford.gov.uk – or by post to Monitoring Officer, Oxford City Council, Town Hall, St Aldate’s, Oxford, OX1 1BX.  After the result of the internal review, if you remain dissatisfied, you may ask the Information Commissioner to intervene on your behalf.  You may do this by writing to the Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Freedom of Information Officer

 

| Freedom of Information Team | Law & Governance | Oxford City Council | Town Hall | St Aldate’s | Oxford | OX1 1BX |

Documents

• FOI2026 00629.csv (1.1 KB)

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