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Your Council Tax 2021/22
Melton - The Rural Capital of Food
www.melton.gov.uk
Council Tax Figures
Parish Area Parish Special Parish Total
Precepts Expenses Charge Charge
Band D Band D Band D
£ £ £ £
Ab Kettleby 10,000 40.33 1,955.50
Asfordby 114,532 100.58 2,015.75
Belvoir 13,500 107.64 2,022.81
Bottesford 120,000 81.31 1,996.48
Broughton & Old Dalby 29,500 51.48 1,966.65
Buckminster 6,200 44.01 1,959.18
Burton & Great Dalby 29,670 65.33 1,980.50
Clawson, Hose & Harby 61,088 56.23 1,971.40
Croxton Kerrial 11,787 52.26 1,967.43
Eaton 20,000 63.13 1,978.30
Freeby 2,575 20.88 1,936.05
Frisby 13,250 15.64 43.35 1,974.16
Gaddesby 7,722 45.01 1,960.18
Gaddesby 29 8,778 40.87 45.01 2,001.05
Garthorpe 2,000 62.66 1,977.83
Grimston 8,400 65.63 1,980.80
Hoby with Rotherby 29,000 101.83 2,017.00
Kirby Bellars 9,250 57.93 1,973.10
Knossington & Cold Overton 12,030 73.93 1,989.10
Melton Mowbray 52.57 1,967.74
Redmile 20,378 50.27 1,965.44
Scalford 17,000 64.95 1,980.12
Somerby 27,079 69.91 1,985.08
Sproxton (Sproxton & Saltby) 3,752 21.25 1,936.42
Sproxton (Stonesby & Bescaby) 1,748 60.99 21.25 1,997.41
Stathern 25,000 80.56 1,995.73
Twyford & Thorpe 9,800 32.53 1,947.70
Waltham 45,352 93.67 2,008.84
Wymondham 19,800 63.10 1,978.27
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Melton Borough Council’s Budget
Per head of
2020-21 2021-22 Population
£’000 £’000 £
5,095.3 General Expenses 2,400.8 46.98
537.0 Special Expenses 493.9 9.67
671.2 Parish Precepts 679.2 13.29
6,303.5 Net Expenditure on Services 3,573.9 69.94
Retained National
-1,202.8 Non-Domestic Rates -1,149.1 -22.49
-305.2 Other Specific Government Grants -279.6 -5.47
Collection Fund Surplus (-)/
63.9 Deficit 2,645.9 51.78
Special Expense Surplus (-)/
-0.6 Deficit -2.2 -0.04
-255.6 Contribution from General Reserve -51.0 -1.00
4,603.2 Council Tax Requirement 4,737.9 92.72
Loans Outstanding Investments
Balance at Loans Loans Balance at Balance at Movement Balance at
31-Mar-19 Raised Repaid 31-Mar-20 31-Mar-19 in a year 31-Mar-20
£’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
31,413 0 0 31,413 20,711 -211 20,500
For Every
£1 we
collect
County Police Fire Melton Borough Parish Councils/
Council Council Special Expenses
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Create an Account Discounts
By Creating an account you will be able to The full council tax bill assumes that two adults
securely access online Council Tax live in the property. If only one adult lives there
services, you can: (as their main home), the bill is reduced by 25%.
• View your Council Tax account The following people do not count towards the
• Set-up or amend a Direct Debit number of adults living in a property.
• Apply for Single Persons Discount
• Check your Council Tax Valuation Band • Full-time students, student nurses, husbands
• Make a payment and wives of overseas students, foreign
• Apply for a refund if you have overpaid language assistants Apprentices and youth
• Tell us if you are moving house training trainees
• Adults with severe mental-health problems
More online services will be available in the • People in prison (except people in prison for
near future. not paying fines or council tax)
Go to www.melton.gov.uk/myaccount • 18 and 19-year-olds who are at, or have just
left school
• Patients living in hospital Patients who are
Valuation Bands living in residential care homes, nursing
homes and hospices
Each dwelling has been allocated to one of eight • Care workers on low pay and volunteer care
bands according to its open market capital value workers People who care for someone with
at 1st April 1991 as follows: a disability who is not their husband, wife or
partner, or child under 18
Valuation Band Range of Values: • People staying in certain hostels or night
• A up to and including £40,000 shelters Members of visiting forces and
• B £40,001 to £52,000 certain international institutions
• C £52,001 to £68,000 • People under 25, who have left care provided
• D £68,001 to £88,000 by Leicestershire County Council
• E £88,001 to £120,000
• F £120,001 to £160,000
• G £160,001 to £320,000
Property Discounts
• H greater than £320,000 From 1st April 2019 once a property becomes
unoccupied and unfurnished, 100% charge will be
The valuation of property for banding is the payable with immediate effect unless one of the
responsibility of the Listing Officer of the following apply, where a 50% charge will apply:
Valuation Office Agency (part of the Inland
Revenue). • The property is furnished but unoccupied
because the owner is liable for council tax
Can I appeal my band? elsewhere in job related accommodation
(conditions apply).
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) values • The property is furnished but unoccupied by
domestic properties for Council Tax. This service personnel resident in accommodation
valuation is used to set your Council Tax band. provided by Ministry of Defence in England
You can contact the VOA if you think your Council and Wales.
Tax band is wrong. You can find out more about • Left unoccupied by members of the Clergy
when you can challenge your band and what you who are required to live in accommodation
need to do at gov.uk/challenge-council-tax-band. provided by the Church to perform their
If you challenge your band, you must continue to duties.
pay Council Tax at your current band until your
appeal is decided. You can contact the VOA at If you have a property that is a second home, or
gov.uk/contact-voa. If you are unable to use the furnished but not occupied as any person’s main
online service you can also contact the VOA on home, you will be charged 100% with immediate
03000 501 501. effect.
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Premiums for Empty Properties
From 1st April 2019 if a property has been unoccupied and unfurnished continuously for 2 years or
more, a premium charge of an extra 100%, of the council tax for which the property is banded will
be charged. The premium will increase to 200% from April 2020 if your property has been empty
continuously for 5 years or more. The premium will increase to 300% from April 2021 if your property
has been empty continuously for 10 years or more. A premium will not be charged where a specific
exemption applies (see exemptions below) or if the property is the sole or main residence of a
member of the armed services who is absent as a result of service.
The change in the level of these charges, are as part of the Government’s Localism Agenda and are in
support of the Council’s intention to encourage the quick letting or reoccupation of properties.
Properties which are undergoing major structural alteration or repair will receive a 50% Council Tax
Discount for 12 months.
For the purposes of determining the last occupation day, any period of less than 6 weeks within which
the dwelling concerned was occupied shall be disregarded.
Exemptions
Some properties are exempt from paying council tax and can be unoccupied or occupied these
include properties where they :
Unoccupied Occupied
• are left empty by someone who has gone into • Student halls of residence
prison, or who has moved to receive personal • Properties used only by full-time
carein a hospital or a home elsewhere for a long students
time. • Accommodation for armed forces
• are left empty by someone who has moved in • Accommodation for visiting forces
order to provide personal care to another person. • Properties lived in only by people
• are waiting for probate or letters of administration under 18
to be granted (and for up to six months • Properties occupied only by people
thereafter) who have severe mental
• Unoccupied properties owned and last used by a • Health problems
registered charity (exempt for up to six months). • Properties lived in by diplomats
• have been repossessed • Occupied by a dependent relative
• are empty because their occupation is forbidden
by Law
• Properties left unoccupied because the owner is a If you think that any of the above
student living somewhere else. circumstances apply to your property, you
• are left unoccupied because they have been should contact Customer Services
• repossessed. for further information.
• are the responsibility of a bankrupt’s trustee.
• are empty caravan pitches or houseboat moorings.
• are waiting to be occupied by a minister of
religion.
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Adult Social Care
“The Secretary of State made an offer to adult social care authorities. (“Adult social care authorities”
are local authorities which have functions under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014, namely county councils in
England, district councils for an area in England for which there is no county council, London Borough
councils, the Common Council of the City of London and the Council of the Isles of Scilly.)
The offer was the option of an adult social care authority being able to charge an additional “precept”
on its council tax without holding a referendum, to assist the authority in meeting its expenditure on
adult social care from the financial year 2016-17. It was originally made in respect of the financial
years up to and including 2019-20. If the Secretary of State chooses to renew this offer in respect of a
particular financial year, this is subject to the approval of the House of Commons.”
Help paying Your Council Tax
If you are responsible for paying Council Tax and have less than £16,000 in savings (unless you are
in receipt of Pension Credit Guarantee Credit) you may be able to receive help towards paying your
Council Tax. This is called Council Tax Support.
The amount of Support granted will depend on:
• the size of your family;
• the amount of income you and your partner (if applicable) receive.
• the amount of Council Tax that you pay.
• the amount of capital you and your partner (if applicable) have.
•
You do not have to be in receipt of state benefits to be eligible to claim.
If you, or someone who lives with you has a disability which has required an adaptation to be made
to your dwelling to help meet the needs of this disability, you may be entitled to have your council
tax reduced.
If you are in any doubt as to whether you may be entitled to any reduction or support please contact
Customer Services immediately, you may be missing out on support that you are entitled to.
Change Of Circumstances
There may be changes in your household that affect the amount of Council Tax to be paid; for
example, people may move in or out, become 18 years of age, or stop being a full time student.
Please let us know about any changes within 21 days of when they happen. This will help us change
your bill quickly and ensure you pay the right amount.
Changes which may affect your Council Tax Support include the following:
• Income received by you or any other members of your household
• Reduction/Increase in the capital, held by you or any other members of your household
• If you or your partner cease to receive Child Benefit for any of your children
• If anyone moves into or out of your home
• If the circumstances of anyone living in your home changes
• If you or your partner or anyone else living in your home starts or stops receiving a state benefit
Failure to inform us within 21 days of any change may result in you not receiving enough council
tax support or too much council tax support. If you have received too much council tax support you
will have to repay it.
6How to Report a Change of Circumstance
Sign up to MyAccount on our website and report any changes that need to be made. Alternatively,
changes can also be reported over the phone or in writing please see our telephone number and
address shown at the bottom of this leaflet.
If You Need Further Help Help With Your Rent
If you still need further help with your bill If you are renting your home and have less than
because you are in financial hardship you can £16,000 in savings (unless you are in receipt of
request additional help/support through the Pension Credit Guarantee Credit) you may also be
Discretionary Payments Scheme. able to receive help towards paying your rent.
For further information please visit Please visit our website
www.melton.gov.uk/discretionary-housing- www.melton.gov.uk/benefits for more information.
payments.
7Facts & Figures
Summary of Accounts 2019/20
The Council is committed to ensuring that you receive value for money services and that money is
managed and controlled effectively.
In the last financial year, ending 31 March 2020, the Council spent £5.686m on the day to day running
costs of its services excluding Council owned Housing which is accounted for and reported separately.
This represents a deficit of £25k when compared to what the Council’s latest approved budget of
£5.661m. There are a number of underspends and additional costs which make up this figure, such as
an underspend on IT projects caused by their inter-dependency on other projects affected by COVID-19
(-£92k), a reduction in the bad debt provision caused by lower amounts of debts raised as well as
improved recovery performance (-£50k), Interest income improved as a result of greater returns from
Treasury Management activities (-£55k) and a reduction in planning income with the uncertainty from
the UK exiting the EU (£236k).
In terms of managing and maintaining the housing stock, there was a net deficit of £176k on the Housing
Revenue Account compared to a budgeted £415k deficit, which was as a result of a net reduction in
spending of £238k. The majority of the underspend has been caused by planned maintenance (£149k)
due to a delay in works while fire risk assessments were prioritised. There has also been additional
income achieved from higher interest on balances (£78k).
Net Expenditure met by Council Tax
2020-21 2020-21 2021-22 2021-22
Expenditure Band D Expenditure Band D
Council Tax Council Tax
£’000 £ £’000 £
25,446.0 1,343.73 Leicestershire County Council 26,929.5 1,410.78
4,416.6 233.23 Leicestershire Police Authority 4,738.3 248.23
1,287.0 67.96 Combined Fire Authority 1,322.6 69.29
Melton Borough Council
3,395.6 179.31 - General Expenses 3,567.1 186.87
- Special Expenses
515.7 57.62 Melton Mowbray 474.1 52.57
6.1 19.46 Frisby 4.8 15.64
5.4 66.52 Sproxton No 2 & 4 5.0 60.99
9.2 47.27 Gaddesby 29 8.0 40.87
671.2 67.21 * Parish Precepts 679.2 67.45 *
35,752.8 1,888.01 * Whole Area (average*) 37,728.6 1,976.52 *
Variations in Budgeted Expenditure – Melton Borough Council
General General Parish
Expenses Expenses Precepts
£’000 £’000 £’000
2020-21 Net Budget 5,095.3 537.1 646.6
Variations 2021-22
Inflation 52.7 -0.2
Change in Operating Costs & Service Level 1,670.2 -25.8 ]
Grants Received 4,698.7 0.0 ]
Fees & Charges for Services ] 32.6
(including rents & }
interest receipts) -6,496.3 13.0 ]
Use of Balances & Reserves -2,619.8 -30.0 ]
2021-22 Net Budget 2,400.8 494.1 679.2
8Flood Defence Anglian Northern Regional Flood & Coastal
Committee 2020/2021 2021/2022
The County Council pays flood defence levies to the
‘000s ‘000s
following Regional Flood and Coastal Committees
(RFCC) of the Environment Agency: Gross Expenditure £106,388 £88,045
Levies Raised £1,715 £1,732
2020-21 2021-22 2021-22
£000 £000 £000 Total Council Tax Base 602 603
The total Local Levy raised has increased from
Trent RFCC 249 256 £2.2m £1,714,625 in 2020/2021 to £1,731,771 for 2021/2022.
Severn & Wye RFCC 7 7 £1.2m
Anglian Northern RFCC 47 48 48 Severn & Wye Regional Flood & Coastal
Committe 2020/2021 2021/2022
Total 303 311 £1.7m ‘000s ‘000s
Melton Borough Council Gross Expenditure £27,625 £28,012
Capital Expenditure Levies Raised £1,174 £1,197
2020-21 2021-22 Total Council Tax Base 988 985
£’000 £’000
The total Local Levy raised has increased from
4,802 Council Housing 4,146 £1,173,590 in 2020/2021 to £1,197,062 for 2021/2022.
304 Private Housing 304
0 Council Property 100 Trent Region Flood and Coastal Committee
50 Vehicles, Plant & Equipment 0
236 Information Technology 251 2020/2021 2021/2022
0 Business Grants 100 ‘000s ‘000s
5,392 Funding Allocated 4,901 Gross Expenditure £75,473 £58,034
Levies Raised £2,137 £2,180
Capital expenditure refers to payments in respect
of the purchase of significant capital Total Council Tax Base 1,848 1,842
assets which will be of benefit to the Council in The total Local Levy raised has increased from
providing its services for more than one
year. £2,137,291 in 2020/2021 to £2,180,037 for 2021/2022.
Expenditure can be charged directly to revenue in the year in which the expenditure is incurred but,
according to availability, may be financed through borrowing, capital receipts, capital grants and reserves.
The Council is providing funding of £4.901m to finance schemes in its 2021-2022 Capital Programme.
Details are given above of those programme areas which have had funding allocated to them.
Summary of Expenditure by Service – Melton Borough Council
2020-21 2021-22
Gross Income Net Gross Income Net
Exp. Exp. Exp. Exp.
£’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
438 783 -345 Highways & Transportation 465 800 -335
1,693 1,250 443 Planning Services 1,723 1,355 368
1,561 495 1,066 Cultural & Related Services 1,469 248 1,221
1,218 235 983 Environmental & Regulatory Services 1,382 228 1,154
1,932 266 1,666 Waste Collection & Disposal 1,964 302 1,662
14,547 13,278 1,269 Housing 14,082 13,233 849
2,664 1,379 1,285 Central Services 2,649 1,297 1,352
527 34 493 Children & Education Services 542 37 505
766 1,393 -627 Other Services 531 1,587 -1,056
25,346 19,113 6,233 24,807 19,087 5,720
-793 Use of Balances & Reserves -232
5,440 Met by Grant & Council Tax 5,488
9How Melton Borough Council Budgets to spend
each £1 in 2021-22
Planning Cultural & Environmental & Waste Collection &
Services Related Services Regulatory Services Disposal
Housing Central Services Children &
Education Services
Get in touch More Information
Melton Borough Council To Find out how the Fire & Rescue Service and the
Parkside, Station Approach Police Crime & Commissioner spend your Council
Burton Street Tax, please visit:
Melton Mobwray
LE13 1GH www.leics-fire.gov.uk/your-fire-service/what-we-
spend/financial-plans/
Telephone: 01664 502502
Email: contactus@melton.gov.uk www.leics.pcc.police.uk/Planning-and-Money/
Finance/Council-Tax.aspx
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