UHCC Rates and Rebate Scheme
- NZ Empowered
- Jul 29, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 16
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Calculate your Estimated Rates
Here is a link to a excel sheet to enter in your current Upper Hutt and Greater Wellington 23/24 rates and get an estimate of what the rates will be over the next few years.
These are based on the rates from the UHCC and GWC Long Term Plans.
Manual Calulation
Below is a manual calulation what we believe the rates will be according to the Upper Hutt Council Long Term Plan.
Year 1 - 19.93%
Year 2 - 19.94%
Year 3 - 13.89% - Was going to be 19.88%
For those unsure how to work out your rates hope the below helps?
EXAMPLE..
Current Rates now x 1.1993 = XXXXXX
Second year XXXXXX x 1.994 = YYYYYY
Third year YYYYYY x 1.1389 = ZZZZZZ
$2176.00 x 1.1993 = $2,609.68
$2609.68 x 1.1994 = $3130.05
$3131.09 x 1.1389 = $3564.81
Let's hope community groups, renters and businesses will not be to affected at present.
We worked hard as we could as a Community to stop this...and it will be Council record the Comments and the people who had a chance to sign....Wish we could have done more....
Rates Rebate Scheme
For those who are interested, here is some information on the Rates Rebate Scheme.
Here is DIA's information on the Rates Rebate scheme.
DIA's Rates Rabate Calculator
Fighting the Rates
Overdue Rates.
Articles regarding to New Zealanders who did not pay their rates.
This morning there has been an article published in The Post about the eye watering increases many are facing in their rates bills.. The article centres around the valuations as a contributing factor for the increases. There is another side also where the lower CV's are being hit harder.
Overall, its another shock delivered by councils where their transparency and accountability is lacking. The councils are hiking rates by eye watering amounts, when not 1 year ago we are fed the line "Everything was fine". I feel for those who have worked hard for their places and especially those on fixed or lower incomes, who are facing trying to service these rates hikes along with all other cost of living pressures with no time to prepare or budget. These hikes will flow down again through rents, prices of goods and services to further inflict pain on our communities. Some are already talking of selling up. Question is where will they go?
Nasty Rates Surprises Continue..
Help is available with rates if you meet the criteria.