Petition · past parliament

Revoke Ability to raise Council tax By 5% and lock in line with inflation only.

Closed 32 signatures

What the petition asks

Councils have been given permission to raise council tax by 5% a year. This is 2 to 3% over inflation year on year. This option will ultimately harm already crippled UK homes in the next 5 years. You cannot demand money under force of punishment where there is none spare.
Local Authorities are using the leeway given raising council by the maximum 4.99%. Within 5 years this will cripple families and within a decade will make it impossible to have a functioning household on standard wages. Raises like this supported and enforced year on year is unacceptable and is pushing families and homes into financial ruin. over 5 years council tax will rise roughly 28% over the unacceptable current tax bill. People are already living hand to mouth and is totally unacceptable.

Timeline

18 Apr 2019 Petition opened for signatures
18 Oct 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 32
Status Closed
Opened 18 Apr 2019
Closed 18 Oct 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.