What happens when I have not paid?

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We rely on the council tax to fund important services such as education, social care and libraries. If we can’t collect the council tax on time, it makes it harder for us to pay for these services. Because of this, we send notification to people when their council tax instalments are overdue.

Payment due dates

You can pay your council tax in 10 monthly instalments from April to January. The payments are due on the 1st of the month. You must pay the amounts shown on your council tax bill, and you payments should reach us on or before the day the instalment is due.

If you pay by direct debit you can choose to pay either on the 1st, 14th or 27th of the month.

What happens when I don't pay?

If you fall behind with your council tax payments, we will send you a reminder notice. If you don't pay the amount you are asked to pay on the reminder notice within seven days we will cancel your right to pay by instalments. You will then have to pay the full amount of council tax you owe within the next 14 days. If you do not pay the full amount we will send you a summary warrant which means you will have to pay more than the amount you already owe.

We only issue two reminder notices in one financial year. If you do not pay on the due date for a 3rd time, we will issue a summary warrant notice.

Help with payments

If you ever have any problems making your payments please phone us on 0141 842 5966. We will help you to make a suitable payment arrangement that meets your needs.

If you want to make an online payment now, please visit the online payments using the link in the right hand menu. For details of the different methods of payment currently available to Renfrewshire residents, see the payment methods page.

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