Yn wahanol i fathau eraill o ddyledion sifil, mae gan y llysoedd bŵer i anfon pobl i’r carchar am hyd at dri mis am beidio â thalu’r dreth gyngor. Cynhaliwyd adolygiad barnwrol yn ddiweddar yn sgil achos menyw o Ben-y-bont ar Ogwr. Dangosodd hwn faint o bobl oedd yn cael eu hanfon i’r carchar am ddyledion treth gyngor, a hynny’n anghyfreithlon mewn rhai achosion.
Unlike other forms of civil debt, courts have the power to send people to prison for up to 3 months for non-payment of council tax. A recent judicial review, brought by a woman from Bridgend, highlighted the number of people being sent to prison for council tax debt, in some cases unlawfully.