Your Council Tax bill explained
You can find a detailed explanation of the key parts of your Council Tax bill below:
Adur DC Council Tax bill explained 2025-26 (291KB)- Worthing BC Council Tax bill explained 2025-26 (298KB)
On the back of your bill you will find details of your monthly instalments. If you already pay your Council Tax by Direct Debit your payments will automatically continue and you do not need to do anything.
You may also find it helpful to see:
How much has my Council Tax gone up by for 2025/26?
How much your Council Tax has increased by will depend on where you live, due to local changes:
- Lancing: +4.8%
- Sompting: +4.7%
- Shoreham, Southwick and Coombes: +4.8%
- Worthing: +4.8%
These increases are made up of:
- an increase to the district/borough council element of:
- 2.9% in Adur
- 4.4% for Adur special expenses
- 2.9% in Worthing
- an increase of 4.9% to the West Sussex County Council element
- an increase of 5.5% to the Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner element
- an increase of 7.3% to the Lancing Parish element
- a decrease of -0.5% to the Sompting Parish element
All local changes are reflected on your bill. For more details of the charges see:
Can I check the Council Tax band for my property?
- You can check your Council Tax band - on the GOV.UK website
- You can then check the charge for your Council Tax band
My bill shows how much Council Tax I owe for the year. What are my monthly instalments?
The monthly instalments are on the back of your bill.
What payment method am I currently using?
Your payment method is shown under your list of monthly instalments on the back of your bill.
I would like to change the way I pay my bill
To pay by Direct Debit, or other method of payment, please see:
Do I have to receive my bill by post?
You can sign up to online billing to receive your bills by email or be able to view in your Council Tax account online:
I would like to increase my Council Tax instalments from 10 to 12 months
Council Tax is usually split into 10 monthly payments, or instalments. However, you can choose to spread the payments over 12 months. If you wish to discuss your Council Tax instalments please get in touch to discuss:
I have received a letter referring to Council Tax but it's not my Council Tax bill?
This may be your Council Tax Support award letter, explaining how much help is being paid towards your Council Tax.
Your Council Tax bill will arrive separately.
I get full Council Tax Support but have received a Council Tax bill. Does this mean I still have to pay?
If you check the back of your bill you will see if there are any instalments that you need to pay.
My bill shows I have a balance owing for a previous year?
All 2025/26 Council Tax bills are printed during February.
A payment may still be awaiting collection via your payment method after the bill is printed. You may owe an amount from a previous year's bill.
If you still need further assistance please:
My neighbour has received their bill, but I haven't got mine yet. Is there a problem?
Some bills may arrive faster through the postal system than others.
If you have not received your bill by the 31st March 2025:
You can sign up to self service where you can view your Council Tax account online:
Or you can:
See also:
01273 263111
Need assistance with this service?
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Page last updated: 17 March 2025