Payment Methods

How should I pay my contribution?

The Council will send you a bill every four weeks. You can pay the bill:

by direct debit
by cheque
at a bank/building society
at any post office
by debit/credit card

The Council’s preferred method of payment is by direct debit. If you do this, payments are collected automatically from your bank account, so you don’t need to worry about paying on time, writing cheques or making special trips to the post office.

If your support stops for a while and you overpay, we will refund you once a year without you having to do anything.

If you get Direct Payments for your support, you will need to pay your assessed contribution into your Direct Payments bank account.