With days to go before the deadline experts have warned that ignoring the census letters could land you with a £1,000 fine.
Money Saving Expert [MSE] has issued a warning that households in England and Wales could face the hefty fines from Sunday March 21.
That marks Census Day , with households facing the four figure sum fines if they fail to complete the Office for National Statistics form.
The 2021 Census has been sent out in the post, with households able to complete it via the paper form, or alternatively, online.
In a new guide on the MSE website, Martin Lewis has shared what failing to complete the form could mean.
The Census is a key part of the government's approach to data, and there is a big push for everybody to complete it in the country this year.
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Money Saving Expert founder and consumer champion Mr Lewis said: "You can be fined up to £1,000 if you don't complete the Census.
"It's an offence to supply false information or not to complete the Census, and you could be fined up to £1,000.
"Fines are a last resort though.
"In England and Wales, four people received the maximum £1,000 fine for non-compliance at the last census in 2011, while a further 270 people were fined an average of £218."
The census in Scotland has been pushed back to 2022 due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
The date for a census in Northern Ireland has yet to be announced.
Census forms have been sent out to households and can be completed online.
Alternatively a paper version can be requested by visiting the Census website or calling 0800 141 2021.
* This story has been updated after publication to clarify the census is for England and Wales, not the whole of the UK.
