Important Information

DUE FOR PAYMENT BY MARCH 31ST

Payment Methods

1  -        On Line                      www.householdcharge.ie

2.  -      Post                             Complete Registration Form plus Cheque, Postal Order, Bank Draft to

                                                Address: Household Charge, PO Box 12168, Dublin 1.

3.         Offaly Council

            Cash Office                 Monday – Friday         9:30am – 4:00pm

            Tullamore                   Saturday 31st March   9:30am – 4:00pm

Registration Forms Available:           -On-Line www.householdcharge.ie (Print it)

                                                              -Council Offices/Area Offices

                                                              -Libraries

                                                              -Post Offices

For Information See Frequently Asked Questions on www.householdcharge.ie

Offaly County Council encourages the public , if possible, to register/pay on Line (no. 1 above) or by Post ( no. 2) above.

Please Note: PENALTIES WILL APPLY FOR LATE PAYMENT

Declan Conlon, Head of Finance,

Offaly County Council, Charleville Road, Tullamore

 

 

* The Household Charge is an annual charge introduced by the Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 / Local Government (Household charge) Regulations 2012 which is payable by owners of residential property.

* People are bound by the laws passed by the Oireachtas and cannot avoid those laws by 'withdrawing consent' to them.

* People should be aware there is an accumulating fine for late payment of the charge after the 31st march 2012:

10% will be added for payments less than six months late, 20% after 6 months and 30% after a year. On top of that late payment interest also applies on the amount outstanding in respect of unpaid household charge and is calculated at the rate of one per cent per month or part of a month from the due date, until payment of the household charge has been made.

* The final date for direct debits to be set up on the website www.householdcharge.ie is 29th February


The household can be paid:

  • Online at  www.householdcharge.ie
  • By post, with forms available in the cash office in Offaly County Council, Áras an Chontae, Charleville Road, Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
  • Through the cash office in Offaly County Council, Áras an Chontae, Charleville Road, Tullamore, Co. Offaly.

The Household Charge is an annual charge introduced by the Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 which is payable by owners of residential property. It is a matter for owners of residential properties to register and pay the Household Charge on or after the 1st of January 2012. The EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland commits the Government to the introduction of a property tax for 2012. We are one of the last countries in Europe that does not fund local services through local property-based charges. These services are essential to your community. They include: fire and emergency services; maintenance and cleaning of streets; planning and development; public parks; street lighting; libraries; open spaces and leisure amenities. These facilities benefit everyone. A property tax, requiring a comprehensive property valuation system, would take time to introduce and accordingly, to meet the requirements in the EU/IMF Programme, the Government has decided to introduce a Household Charge in 2012.The Household Charge is an interim measure only and a comprehensive and equitable valuation-based property tax will be introduced as soon as possible.

Click here for FAQ's on the Household Charge

Please click here for further information https://www.householdcharge.ie/