Our services
How to claim benefits, who to contact if you need financial help and where to get further advice.
Check your bin day, what we will and will not collect, report a missed bin collection, sign up for garden waste collections.
Includes weddings, civil partnerships, births, deaths, Coroner's service, citizenship and other ceremonies.
Includes business rates, trading standards, health and safety and employing people.
Includes finding a community centre, submit a street cleaning request, book pest control.
Includes upcoming elections, how to vote, find a councillor, view freedom of information guide, view cookie policy.
Includes how your Council Tax bill is calculated, what is your property tax band, report a move, apply for discounts.
Includes adult social care help, advice on disabilities and health conditions, Blue Badge, paying for care and support for carers, adoption, fostering.
Includes how to report a repair, pay rent, get housing advice, emergency support or homelessness help.
Find jobs, volunteering and apprenticeship opportunities in Luton, guidance for council staff.
Includes find a park or playground, planning an event or street party, information on our libraries, museum and arts offering.
Includes Penalty Charge Notice guide, find a car park directory, roadworks and maintenance, how to report an issue, street licences and street cleaning.
Includes planning permission, building regulations approval, search for a planning application and Building Control fees.
Includes school admissions, early years and childcare, post-16 options, adult learning and find a school directory.
30 September 2026
New council fleet strengthens waste services
Luton Council is modernising its waste and recycling service with the purchase of 10 new refuse collection vehicles (RCVs), replacing older vehicles in the council’s existing fleet.
29 September 2026
Free flu vaccinations available for eligible children in Luton this winter
Thousands of children across Luton are being offered a free NHS flu vaccination this autumn helping to protect them, their families and the wider community during the winter months.
28 September 2026
Luton prepares for a smoke-free generation
From 1 January 2027, it will be illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009. The age of sale will then increase by one year every year, eventually phasing out the sale of tobacco across the UK.
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Events
This year is Luton's 150th birthday as a borough! To celebrate, there will be a line-up of 150 exciting events to showcase what truly makes our town special.
