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Rates & fees

Rates & fees

Rates are the main way residents fund the council. Each year an independent regulator (IPART) sets a 'rate peg' — the maximum percentage a council can lift its total rates income — but a council can apply to IPART for a special rate variation (SRV) to go above it. Glen Innes Severn applied in February 2026 and IPART approved a 48.3% cumulative increase phased over three years on 2 June 2026, so the SRV, not the peg, sets the ceiling for 2026–27 through 2028–29. Here are the current figures and the things that actually change your bill.

New to these terms? Read them in plain English
Rate peg
The cap on how much a council's TOTAL rates income can rise this year.
Core peg
The rate peg before the population top-up — the part driven by rising costs.
Population factor
An extra slice of the rate peg for fast-growing councils.
Special Rate Variation (SRV)
Permission for a council to raise rates by more than the peg.
Land valuation
Your land's value, set by the state, used to split the rates bill between properties.
Pensioner rebate
A discount on rates for eligible pensioners.
Domestic waste charge
A separate annual fee for your bins — NOT part of the rate peg.
IPART
Sets the rate peg and reviews council pricing.
See the full explainer, with formulas →

Rates at a glance

2026–27 general income increase (approved)
21.5%IPART approved Glen Innes Severn's special rate variation on 2 June 2026. This caps the council's total general rates income for 2026–27, in place of the ordinary rate peg.
Special rate variation (approved 2 June 2026)
48.3% cumulative over three yearsIPART's determination records a "Permanent SV of 48.3% over 3 years (21.5% in 2026-27, 12.0% in 2027-28, 9.0% in 2028-29)" as approved. The percentages are inclusive of the annual rate peg. Council lodged the application on 2 February 2026 after adopting a Revised Long-Term Financial Plan in June 2025. IPART also approved an increase to the council's minimum rate: residential and business minimums move from $637 in 2025–26 to $774 in 2026–27, $867 in 2027–28 and $945 in 2028–29.
4.4% in 2025–26; 3.6% set for 2026–27IPART's per-council rate pegs for Glen Innes Severn. The 2026–27 peg is superseded for this council by the approved SRV.
~$966 / year (2024–25)About 20% below the NSW average of ~$1,203 (OLG data). This figure pre-dates the 2026–27 SRV increase.
What the peg (and the SRV) caps
Total rates income — not your billIt doesn't cap the domestic waste charge, which is separate.
Instalment due dates
28 February, 31 May, 31 August and 30 NovemberQuarterly instalment accounts. Payable at the Town Hall 8.30am–4.30pm weekdays, by BPAY, credit card on (02) 6730 2300, direct deposit, or Australia Post POST billpay. eNotices are available at gisc.enotices.com.au.
Overdue interest (2026–27)
9.5% per annumThe maximum is set each year NSW-wide by the Minister for Local Government and applied by councils to overdue instalments; for 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027 it is 9.5% (Office of Local Government Circular 26-06). The council's own rates page still shows the older 10.5% figure, stated as applying until 30 June 2025.
Concessions
Eligible pensioners can receive a rebateCouncil uses the NSW pensioner concession application form; a rebate applies to land and water rates. As part of the June 2025 Revised Long-Term Financial Plan, councillors added a further $50 to the pensioner rebate. Check eligibility with the council.

The rate peg — and an approved special rate variation — limit the council's total rates income, not each household's bill. How your individual rates change depends mostly on how your land value moved relative to other properties at the latest revaluation, and on your rating category (the council publishes separate urban and rural rating category documents).

Sources — check it yourself

Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.