Leaflet delay may see households miss direct debit deadline

A delay in the Government’s nationwide leaflet delivery on the household charge could result in thousands of householders missing the opportunity to pay by direct debit.

Anyone who wants to pay the €100 charge in four installments by direct debit must register to do so before midnight tonight.

But it emerged last night that thousands of the Government’s information leaflets on the tax have yet to be delivered to homes around the country.