A Introduction to Sundry Debt

Sundry Debts are often referred to as miscellaneous invoices and may be issued for a number of reasons, and in respect of a wide and varying range of services.

If you have received an invoice it may relate to a service you have requested of the Council. The Council is required to make a charge for the service provided and does this currently in the main by the issue of an invoice. Some examples of services that you might request and for which a charge would then be raised are:

• Hire of Leisure facilities, e.g. Halls or football pitches
• Pest control/treatment
• Accommodation charges and care for the elderly

Alternatively you may receive an invoice to recover money/benefits you were not entitled to, or as the result of a legislative requirement or contractual agreement. Some examples for which an invoice might be raised are:

• Overpaid housing benefit
• Business Refuse collection and bin hire
• Overpaid grant awards
• Commercial rent payments
• Abandoned vehicles
• Planning inspection charges
• Leases and Licenses
• Housing property recharges

Invoices are payable within 30 days of the invoice being raised and will usually clearly show on the invoice. Details of how and where to pay are printed on the reverse of every invoice and are also detailed below under “How can I pay?