Question follow-through · 127291
Universal Credit: Council Tax
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that local councils in England do not count Universal Credit Transitional Protection as income when calculating council tax payment in cases prior
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 14 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 20 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that local councils in England do not count Universal Credit Transitional Protection as income when calculating council tax payment in cases prior
20 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Apr 2026
Answer published
Councils are responsible for designing local council tax support schemes for working age people in consultation with their residents. The Government is aware of the variations in the way schemes assess legacy benefits, Universal Credit and transitional pr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Property Development
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Written question 30292
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