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Household charge
Over 18,000 register to pay the household charge in first week
Just one person paid the €100 charge on New Year’s Day – the first day it was possible to pay – but the numbers have steadily risen over the week.
OVER 18,000 HOMEOWNERS have registered to pay the new €100 household charge since the facility to pay was first made available at the start of this week.
A total of 14,441 people have already paid online, while 3,862 have set up a direct debit to pay the charge, for a total of 18,303 registrations.
A spokesperson for the Household Charge Project Board told TheJournal.ie that they were “happy with the level of response so far”.
The number of people registering for the charge has snowballed during the week. Just one person paid the €100 charge on New Year’s Day – the first day it was possible to pay – but the numbers have steadily risen over the week.
Homeowners have until 31 March to pay the charge or risk incurring a late payment fee. Anyone wishing to pay by direct debit must register by 1 March.
The late payment fee is 10 per cent of the charge in the first six months after 31 March, rising to 20 per cent after the six month period. The fee rises to 30 per cent after a year.
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