Housing Benefits and Council Tax Reduction
- Online through our Housing Benefit/Council Tax Reduction contact form.
- By email as an attachment to [email protected].
- By post to: Council Tax and Housing Benefit Service, PO Box 36, Glasgow, G1 1JE.
Can you email Glasgow City Council?
Contact by email
Like most organisations we make regular use of email to contact our citizens and service users. We also provide council email addresses to allow them to contact us quickly and easily. However, when using email as a means of communicating with us, you should be aware that it is not completely secure.
How do I contact Council Tax in Glasgow?
Please ensure that you also quote your Council Tax reference number. To pay your bill by debit or credit card, using our automated payment line (available 24 hours, 7 days a week including public holidays) phone us on 0141 287 0300.
How do I set up Council Tax in Glasgow?
Just go to our Registration page and complete all details requested. Once you have created your self service account, you can get access to your Council Tax account by quoting your Council Tax reference number and answering a few simple questions.
How do I complain to Glasgow City Council?
Please contact us by the following means: Write to us Customer Care team, Glasgow City Council, G2 9rX Use the online form www.glasgow.gov.uk/complaints Phone us on 0141 287 0900 We can also give you this leaflet in other formats (such as large print, audio and Braille).
How do I start an email to the council?
Email template
- Dear [INSERT NAME]
- My name is [INSERT YOUR NAME] and I live in [INSERT WHERE YOU LIVE], and I am writing to ask you what steps the council is doing to improve the accessibility of the footways, and express my hope that you will be signing up to Transport for All’s ‘Equal Pavements Pledge’.
How much is a Glasgow City Councillor paid?
£19,571
The basic annual pay for councillors from 1 April 2022 is £19,571, as set out in The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Remuneration) Amendment Regulations 2022.
What is the best time to call Council Tax?
The telephones in our contact centre are usually busy between 11am and 3pm. To avoid longer waiting times, try to call us outside these hours.
How do I contact Council Tax UK?
Council Tax general enquiries
Call: 0345 034 4569.
What months do you not pay Council Tax Glasgow?
Council Tax is billed for each day from 1st April until 31st March the following year. It is normally paid monthly over 10 instalments from April to January and these instalments also include payments for February and March Council Tax.
How much is Council Tax band B in Glasgow per month?
It means a total Band B, council tax and Water and waste water bill, which is the most common band in Glasgow, will rise by £46 from £1435 to £1481. Band A will rise from £1230 to £1269. Band C will go up from £1640 to £1694.
How much is the single person Council Tax discount Glasgow?
25%
25% if there is 1 adult liable to pay the Council Tax counted as living in the property, called a single person’s discount.
What happens if you don’t pay Council Tax Glasgow?
What will happen if I don’t pay the Reminder Notice? If the amount required by the reminder is not paid, we will apply to the Sheriff Court for a Summary Warrant. Once the Summary Warrant has been obtained an additional 10% surcharge (known as a Statutory Addition) will be imposed.
How long do the council have to respond to a complaint?
Our standards for handling complaints
Stage 1 complaints will be responded to in 15 working days, stage 2 and 3 complaints in 20 working days.
How do I complain about my local council Scotland?
If you want to complain about the conduct of a councillor or a member of a devolved public body, you can complain to the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland (CESPLS).
Who is in control of Glasgow City Council?
Council Summary
| Political Composition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party | No leader declared | 2 |
| Scottish Labour Party | Leader – Councillor George Redmond | 35 |
| Scottish National Party (SNP) | Leader – Councillor Susan Aitken | 37 |
| Total Members | 84 |
How do you send an official email?
Here are the steps to follow if you want to send a formal email that makes a professional impression:
- Confirm your email address is professional.
- Write your subject line.
- Use a formal salutation.
- Introduce yourself.
- Communicate your message succinctly.
- Close with appreciation.
- Proofread and send your email.
How do I write an email?
How to write an effective email
- Use a professional email address.
- Have a simple and clear subject.
- Begin with a positive greeting.
- State the background.
- Provide the purpose in a crux.
- Mention the CTA.
- Add closing remarks.
- Use professional signatures.
How do you start official email?
Appropriate salutations
- 1 Dear [Name] This email greeting is an appropriate salutation for formal email correspondence.
- 2 Hi or Hello. As far as email greetings go, an informal “Hi” followed by a comma is perfectly acceptable in most work-related messages.
- 3 Hi everyone, Hi team, or Hi [department name] team.
Are councillors well paid?
In our last report we recommended that there should be a Basic Allowance paid to every councillor of £11,045. Updated for the local government staff pay awards since then (and including an indicative 1.75% award for 2021-22 which is still the subject of negotiation), the figure is now £12,014.
What is the allowance for a councillor?
The approved basic allowance for 2022/2023 is £11,779 and will increase retrospectively on 1 April 2022 by the Local Government Pay Settlement (LGPS) award applicable for 2022/2023, and be the allowance until the 31 March 2023.