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Your council tax, benefits and business rates account will be offline.

From 5pm on Tuesday 7 October until 5pm Friday 10 October you will not be able to access your council tax, benefits or business rates account online. This is whilst we upgrade our system. Housing Benefit and Local Council Tax Support online application forms remain available. Our information line also remains open on 0330 123 0081. We apologise for any inconvenience

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Gas, electricity and water guidance

We've the power to make arrangements for the restoration of gas, water or electricity supplies for the benefit of residents. Where the supplies have been, or are likely to be, cut off because the owner has not paid for the services. 

We will only do this as a last resort for emergency cases. In every case we will work closely with the suppliers. Where we makes a payment to restore the supply, we will recover the payment with interest from the owner of the premises.