hackney.gov.uk : Pay Your Council Tax England

Name of the Organization : Hackney Council
Type of Facility : Pay Your Council Tax
State : London
Country : England

Website : http://www.hackney.gov.uk/paying-your-council-tax

Pay Your Council Tax :

** Below you will find a list of the various ways you can pay your monthly bill.
** Payments are due on the first day of each month for people who have not arranged to pay by Direct Debit.

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** By law, everyone has the right to pay their council tax by monthly instalments unless that right has been lost.
** Find out what happens if you don’t pay your council tax.

By Direct Debit :
** Direct Debit is the easiest way to pay your council tax.
** You just pick a payment date that suits you (1st, 14th, 21st or 28th of the month) and your payment is automatically debited from your account each month.

Pay online :
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By phone :
** You can pay your council tax using your debit or credit card by calling 020 8356 5050.
** We accept payment from Switch, Visa, Maestro, Visa Electron, Mastercard and Solo cards.

By PayM :
** PayM is a simple, secure way to send and receive payments using your mobile banking app and Hackney’s dedicated PayM mobile phone number.

To pay by PayM, just follow these three easy steps :
** Enable PayM on your mobile banking app.
** Visit PayM for more detailed instructions for your own bank and to check that they offer PayM
** Save the London Borough of Hackney’s mobile payment number, 07535 844 354, to your mobile phone contacts

Using your mobile banking app set up a PayM payment :
** select the account you want to debit
** choose the London Borough of Hackney from your contacts list
** enter the amount you want to pay
** enter you council tax reference number and submit the payment.
** When the payment has been made, you will receive a confirmation message on your mobile device.

In person :
** Pay by cash, cheque or debit/credit card at the cashiers office, 2 Hillman Street (behind Hackney Town Hall), which is open 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday.
** We are able to accept payment from the following types of card: Switch, Visa, Maestro, Visa Electron, Mastercard, Solo.

By post :
** You can send a cheque to the cashiers office, 2 Hillman Street, E8 1FB.
** You should write clearly your reference number on the reverse of the cheque.
** Please do not send cash through the post.

At a bank or post office :
** You can pay your council tax by cash or cheque at your bank or post office using the payment slips provided with your payment booklet.
** If you are making payment at the post office or your own bank, there should be no charge for this facility.
** However, some banks may charge if you are making a payment at a bank other than your own.

Important :
** you must make sure that we receive your instalments on or before the dates shown on your bill.

This means that you should allow :
** 6 extra days if you pay by cheque at the post office
** 3 extra working days if you pay by cash at the post office or through your bank
** Even if we receive your payments later that same month, we may still send you reminders or final notices.

By PayPoint :
** You can pay your council tax in person at any PayPoint outlet.

Council Tax Contact Line :
Tel : 020 8356 3154
Email : council.tax AT hackney.gov.uk
Opening times : Mon to Fri 9am to 5pm