Council Tax bill freeze proposed for Wealden residents
Publish Date: 3 December 2025
Wealden District Council’s Cabinet has proposed a freeze on Council Tax for 2026/27 to help many struggling households
The freeze proposal comes from a move from the council to support residents with the continuing cost of living crisis. If agreed, residents will see a zero percent rise to the council’s element of the Council Tax next year which accounts for around 8% of the overall bill.
Whilst Wealden collects the full Council Tax from residents on behalf of all the local authorities, once Wealden council takes its share of 8%, the rest of the bill is split between East Sussex County Council, Police and Crime Commissioner, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, and parish or town councils.
Councillor Greg Collins, Alliance for Wealden (Green Party) and lead councillor for Finance, HR and Customer Services, said, “For many years this council has built up reserves which were unspent whilst, almost without exception, increasing the burden on local residents by increasing their council tax. Today that changes. A zero-tax rise is affordable and does not jeopardise Wealden’s future. We are using Wealden’s reserves, whilst we still can, to make the district a greener, kinder, fairer place.”
The proposal will need to be fully ratified at the next Full Council meeting in February 2026.