Paying by Direct Debit is quicker, easier and better. Just sign up once and we’ll do the rest. You won’t need to remember to pay.
You can choose from four payment dates in the month 1st, 5th, 15th or 25th. And you can choose to pay over 10 or 12 months, or however many months remain in the financial year.
You are also protected by the Direct Debit Guarantee so if anything goes wrong you can get your money back straight away.
If you want to change the date that your Debit Debit payments are taken from your bank account, please just complete a new Sign up for Direct Debit form and choose the date you want.
Did you know that you can check your balance online? All you need is your account number.
You can set up a regular payment from your bank account to pay the instalments on your bill. If your bill changes you will need to tell your bank to change your payments.
The information you need is:
Payments from some bank accounts can take up to three days to reach us.
You can pay your council tax bill online with a debit or credit card 24 hours a day, every day. You will need your council tax account number to make a payment.
You will be forwarded to our Civica payments portal when you click the button below.
Pay by debit or credit card using our automated telephone payment line 24 hours a day, every day. Have your council tax account number ready when you call.
Call our automated payment line on 0300 456 0645
You can pay your bill by cash, debit or credit card at any Post Office or by cash and debit card at a PayPoint outlet. This service is free. Take your bill or notice with you as you will need the bar code on it to make your payment. Payments made through Post Office and PayPoint can take up to five days to reach us so please allow for this when making your payment.
Payments can be made from an overseas bank account direct to Salford City Council's bank account. The information you need to do this is:
This page was last updated on 6 March 2022