Yes, you can have a 5% discount applied to the rate levy component of your account by paying your rates as one instalment by the due date.
The 5% discount is calculated for you on your annual rates notice under the section Option 1 – Discounted Total (
view an example rates notice). The City of Belmont is one of only a few councils to offer this kind of discount.
To be eligible for the discount, you need to pay as one instalment by the due date shown on your original rate notice.
Please note that payments received after the due date will not be eligible.
Please allow extra time for BPay payments as well as payments being sent through Australia Post. All mail is receipted by the City the day it is received, however it may take longer than you think to arrive by post.
If you hold a valid concession card and meet certain criteria, you could be eligible for a State Government Rebate.
Find out about rates concessions
The City of Belmont offers you a number of ways to pay your rates. Several of these methods are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
View rates payment methods
The City of Belmont offers three options for payment of rates. The due dates associated with these options are shown on the original rate notice issued in July.
You can either:
- Pay in full by the due date on your original rates notice and receive the discount as shown; (refer to the Option 1 total due on your rates notice for your discounted amount).
- Pay in 4 instalments - (No instalment or administration fees associated with this option).
- The 1st instalment includes all arrears and a quarter of the current rates and charges;
- Remaining instalments, due approximately two months apart, cover the balance of the account over three equal instalments. You will receive an instalment notice approximately four weeks before the due date of that instalment. If an instalment is overdue, it will incur late payment penalties until it is paid in full.
- SmoothRates - (No instalment or administration fees associated with this option).
- Introduced effective 1 July 2024, where there are no arrears on your account. This alternative method allows for the annual rates to be paid either on a fortnightly or monthly basis over a 10 month period commencing in August and finalising in May of that rating year. Please refer to your rate notice for further information including the date your application must be submitted by.
- Register here for SmoothRates - Fortnightly repayments
- Register here for SmoothRates - Monthly repayments
- If you have arrears on your account, whilst the SmoothRates may not be available to you this year, please contact the rates team in regard to an alternative arrangement instead.
The above listed payment options can be viewed on your rates notice. View instalment options on a
sample rates notice.
To be eligible for payment by the 4 instalment option or SmoothRates
To be eligible to pay your rates by the 4 instalment option, you need to make the first payment by the due date shown on your annual rate notice.
To be eligible for the SmoothRates option, you must have submitted your application with the correct payment amounts and commencement date within the timeframe shown on your rate notice. No applications will be processed if received after that date.
If the appropriate payment is not received by the due date:
- The instalment options will be deleted from your account;
- You may also start to incur late payment penalties.
If you are not able to make the first payment by the due date but would still like to pay by the four instalments, please immediately notify the City in writing. In your explanation, please include details of the circumstances and your estimated payment date. If approved, the City may be able to adjust your account manually to help you still be able to take advantage of the four instalment option.
For more information, please email
rates@Belmont.wa.gov.au or phone the City’s Rates team on 9477 7222.
If you are unable to make payments as shown on your original rate notice, please phone the City’s Rates team on 9477 7222 to discuss your situation. You will then need to submit an alternative arrangement plan in writing as per Council Policy. You can do this by emailing
rates@belmont.wa.gov.au, online using our
alternative arrangement application or as part of a
Direct Debit payment plan. Please note that the direct debit option allows payments to be deducted on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis with payments being deducted on a Friday only.
Once the arrangement has been set up on your account, you will receive an approval letter confirming the details agreed upon.
Please note a $20 administration fee per assessment will apply for any alternative arrangement.
If you are experiencing financial hardship, please refer to the
Hardship Policy
The rate levy and Emergency Services levy components on your rate notice are based on the Gross Rental Valuation (GRV). This is the amount that your property might reasonably be expected to earn each year if it were rented. As an example only, if your GRV is shown as $25,000 then divide that by 52 (weeks per year) and you would expect a minimum rental income of $480.00 per week.
The GRV is calculated for all properties in WA by the Valuer General's Office (a division of Landgate), regardless of whether the property is being rented or owner occupied.
Visit the Landgate website
If you would like to formally object, you need to lodge an objection within 60 days after the issue date of the rates (shown near the top right corner of your rate notice). Your objection will need to quote your Ven number, shown on the back of your rate notice in red.
Please be aware that even if you lodge an objection with Landgate, under the
Local Government Act 1995, you are required to pay in full by the due date of the rate notice. If your valuation is amended, once your rates are adjusted, you will receive an interim rate notice.
The minimum rate is in place to make sure that all ratepayers make at least a minimum contribution to the cost of providing the services that are available to the community.
Interim rates apply when you make changes to your property which could change the overall value of your property. For example, you might:
- Subdivide or amalgamate properties;
- Complete a new building;
- Demolish a structure;
- Build an addition;
- Install or remove a swimming pool or spa.
When any of these changes occur to your property, the Valuer General's Office will provide the City with a valuation which takes effect from the 1
st of the month after that change is completed.
The City will then make the necessary amendments and issue an interim rate notice in due course.
The
Emergency Services Levy (ESL) is a State Government charge which is:
- Collected by the City of Belmont on behalf of Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES);
- Designed to support the services provided by employed and volunteer fire fighters, including Fire and Rescue Services, and Bush Fire Brigade.
The ESL is calculated in the same way as your rates are with the valuation being supplied by the Valuer General's Office. The rate in the dollar and the minimum and maximum charges are determined and published by DFES each year.
If you have any questions about the levy, please contact the DFES on 1300 136 099.