Question follow-through · 118770
Church of England: Council Tax
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church of England has made an assessment of the cost to the Church of England of the new council tax surcharge on residential dwellings occupied by serving or retired
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- Answering body
- Church Commissioners
- Tabled
- 9 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 20 Mar 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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- Clergy: Housing · 1 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
9 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church of England has made an assessment of the cost to the Church of England of the new council tax surcharge on residential dwellings occupied by serving or retired
11 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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20 Mar 2026
Answer published
The National Church Institutions of the Church of England (NCIs) have not conducted a formal assessment because the management of council tax levied on vicarages is handled at a diocesan level, and retired clergy are responsible for their own council tax ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Clergy: Housing
1 Jun 2026 · To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, with reference to the Answer of 20 March 2026, to Question 118770, on Church of England: Council Tax, if she will publish a copy of the high-level assessment.