Council tax, benefits and business rates portal downtime | Due to the annual billing work, our council tax and benefits systems won’t be available online between Saturday 21 February – Wednesday 25 February 2026, and our business rates systems won’t be available online between Friday 20 February – Thursday 26 February 2026. Customer services have no prior notice as to what the changes will be. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience during these periods.