Question follow-through · 29149

Visitor Levy: Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the overnight visitor levy be applied to homeless people living in hotels provided for temporary accommodation.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
11 Sept 2026
Target answer date
15 Sept 2026
Answer
17 Sept 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 11 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the overnight visitor levy be applied to homeless people living in hotels provided for temporary accommodation.

  2. 15 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The visitor levy will apply to short-term, commercially let overnight accommodation. National exemptions will apply to non-commercial accommodation or land uses. This includes Gypsy, Roma and Traveller sites, temporary accommodation, and charitable accomm...

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