Support with the cost of living
Household budgets are being squeezed more and more as energy, fuel, inflation and food prices continue to rise. It’s important everyone knows how to access the benefits, payments and support options available.
How can we help you today?
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Waste and recycling
- Bins and waste collections
- Household Waste Recycling Centres (Tidy tips)
- Garden waste subscription service
- Order bins and sacks
- Report a missed bin collection
- Recycling different types of waste
- Bulky waste collections
- Reuse shop at Thorn Turn
- Report fly-tipping
- Bottle and textile banks
- Clinical waste
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Housing
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Planning
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Council Tax
- My Account - manage Council Tax online
- Pay Council Tax online
- Pay Council Tax by Direct Debit
- Find your Council Tax band
- Council Tax charges - check how much you will pay
- Council Tax discounts and exemptions
- Moving home - changes to Council Tax
- Council Tax band changes
- Pay Council Tax by telephone
- Completion Notices and Council Tax on new properties
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Transport, roads and parking
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Support with the cost of living
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Ukraine - sponsors and Ukrainian guests
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Schools and education
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Jobs, skills and adult learning
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Registration and Coroner
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Benefits
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Health and social care
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Leisure and countryside
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About your council
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Children and young people
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Environmental services
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Business
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Community safety
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Self service
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Pay online - pay a bill
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Featured information
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Arts and Culture Strategy
Have your say on our Arts and Culture Strategy for 2024 to 2029
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General election
Find out more about the general election on 4 July 2024.
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Summer Reading Challenge 2024
Children can unleash their creativity with this year's Summer Reading Challenge “Marvellous Makers” which launches in libraries on 19 July.
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Your chance to shape the future of transport in Central Bedfordshire
Anyone who moves around, or in and out of, Central Bedfordshire is being asked about how they travel, what they think and feel about it, and what they think our priorities should be over the next 10 to 15 years
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Garden waste subscription service
Sign up today for your garden waste subscription service
Latest news
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More than 150 highway improvement schemes planned across Central Bedfordshire
Friday, 24 May 2024
We've released our Highways Annual Plan for 2024/25 featuring over 150 improvement schemes throughout Central Bedfordshire.
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Central Bedfordshire libraries launch 2024 Summer Reading Challenge
Tuesday, 18 June 2024
Children can unleash their creativity with this year's Summer Reading Challenge, “Marvellous Makers”, which launches in libraries on Friday 19 July, running until Saturday 7 September.
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Large fly-tipping incident leads to fines and penalties for Apex Property Services LLP and associates
Thursday, 13 June 2024
We're reminding everyone to ensure waste is handled by licensed professionals after major fly-tipping on the A1 in Beeston was traced to a Bedford property renovation.
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Housing Matters - June 2024
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Read the latest edition of Housing Matters.