Your Council Tax 2021/22

Your Council Tax Staying in touch Your Council Tax 2021/22

Questions about your MyDacorum We are committed to providing a high standard of service to our residents, despite Council Tax MyDacorum is a secure and flexible way of continued reductions in funding and changes to the way we deliver some of our accessing our services. By signing up you services due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To allow us to maintain our services at this level, the amount of Council Tax we charge will be increasing this year. If you want to know more about ways to can take advantage of benefits including bin pay your Council Tax, discounts, reductions collection reminders, quicker payments and We collect your Council Tax on behalf of Dacorum Borough Council, Hertfordshire and exemptions, please contact us. County Council, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire and the parish view your Council Tax statements online. and town councils. Council Tax rises are set individually by each of these organisations. We understand that the COVID-19 pandemic To find out more visit: We have raised our share of Council Tax by 2.42 per cent, which equates to £5.00 per will have affected some residents’ income www.dacorum.gov.uk/mydacorum year for a band D property. This leaflet provides information about the services that and we can offer help and advice if you are your Council Tax provides, and how we spend the 11 per cent allocated to Dacorum having difficulty paying your Council Tax. Social media Borough Council. If you are on a low income you may be Councillor Andrew Williams, Leader of the Council www.facebook.com/dacorum eligible for Council Tax Support. This support is not only for people who are out of work, @DacorumBC Understanding who collects your money, how many working people can also get help. For information about all Dacorum Visit: www.dacorum.gov.uk/council-tax your money is shared and how it is spent Borough Council’s services, visit our Email: [email protected] website: www.dacorum.gov.uk It is important to understand how your Council Tax is shared among the three separate organisations, which organisation is responsible for which services and who to contact if you need help with that service. 1 2 3 APPLY NOW TO THE Who collects your How is your money How is your money EU SETTLEMENT SCHEME money? divided? spent? We collect your Council Every £1 of your Council Tax is Get email Tax on behalf of Dacorum shared in the following way: updates Borough Council, Hertfordshire County 78p Hertfordshire County Council Join over 20,000 residents Council, the Police and and businesses who receive Crime Commissioner for 11p Dacorum Borough Council the latest council news, Hertfordshire and the local COVID-19 information parish and town 11p The Police and Crime and service updates councils in Dacorum. Commissioner for Hertfordshire by email.

Council Tax bands Band A Band E Bandings The amount of Council Tax each £1,263.33 £2,316.10 Your Council Tax bill states household pays is based on the Band B Band F which band applies to your value of the property. This £1,473.88 £2,737.21 property. You can also excludes town and parish council check your Council Tax charges (if you live in areas Band C Band G band by visiting: £1,684.44 £3,158.32 Sign up at Find out more and apply at: served by town and parish www.gov.uk/ councils, you will also pay an Band D Band H council-tax-bands www.dacorum.gov.uk/digital-digest gov.uk/eusettlementscheme extra charge for their services). £1,894.99 £3,789.98 £213.00 (based on band D property)

3 11 per cent of your Council Tax Who to contact: bill goes to fund policing and i Find out more about the role crime prevention, including: of The Police and Crime • Setting a five-year Police and Commissioner for Hertfordshire How is your money spent? Crime Plan and determining www.hertscommissioner.org 11% local policing priorities • Driving down crime and To contact the Police call: providing an efficient and Non emergencies: 101 effective service for the public. Emergencies: 999

£211.36 (based on band D property)

Dacorum Borough Council provides a range of services for its 150,000 residents. 11 per cent Value for money Who to contact: of your Council Tax bill goes to fund these important services, including: i The average household If you have any issues or require • Bins and Recycling, including collection • Licensing (band D) pays £17.61 per help with any of these services, of 12 million waste and recycling bins • Community Grants, including funding for month (equivalent to 58p please contact Dacorum Borough 11% per year community groups per day) to fund the full Council directly. • Keeping streets and parks clean and tidy, • Planning Services, including the Local range of services listed. Dacorum Borough Council including 62 play areas, 5 Green Flag Plan, planning permission and In addition, your Council www.dacorum.gov.uk parks and 2 Queen Elizabeth II Fields enforcement Tax helps fund regeneration General enquiries: 01442 228000 in Trust • Housing Advice and Benefits, Dacorum projects such as the Facebook: • Maintaining playgrounds and play areas Borough Council own and manage refurbishment of White www.facebook.com/dacorum across the borough 10,200 homes (out of 63,000 homes Bridge in Gadebridge Park Twitter: @DacorumBC • Environmental Health Services, including in the borough). and Berkhamsted pest control, food inspection, COVID-19 Multi-Storey Car Park. inspections and anti-social behaviour £

£1,470.63 (based on band D property)

Where our money comes from: Hertfordshire County Council provides a substantial number of Who to contact: services. 78 per cent of your Council Tax bill goes to fund these i Housing rent (from council tenants) £55.4m important services, including: If you have any issues or require help with any of these services, Fees, charges and contributions £18.9m • Adult Social Services please contact Hertfordshire • Children’s Social Care, including adoption and fostering Investments (properties and interest) £4.8m 78% County Council directly. • Schools and Education Government funding and grants £3.1m • Libraries and Archives Hertfordshire County Council www.hertfordshire.gov.uk Council Tax (including adjustments) £12.4m • Highways, Roads and Pavements, including reporting faulty Business rates £2.8m street lights, potholes or roadworks General enquiries: 0300 123 4040 • Recycling, Waste and Environment www.facebook.com/ • Births, Deaths, Marriages and Citizenship hertscountycouncil • Health in Hertfordshire Twitter: @hertscc • Fire and Rescue, including fire stations and rescue services • Business and Trading Standards. Your Council Tax Staying in touch Your Council Tax 2021/22