Question follow-through · 14338

Council Tax Reduction Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to review Council Tax Reduction schemes, minimum payment policies and the overall affordability of council tax for low income households.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
30 Jun 2026
Target answer date
2 Jul 2026
Answer
7 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to review Council Tax Reduction schemes, minimum payment policies and the overall affordability of council tax for low income households.

  2. 2 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The Government remains committed to keeping all taxes and elements of local government finance system under review and will continue to monitor the effectiveness of the system, considering options for reform where there is clear evidence that change would...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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