Written Question·Church Commissioners·UIN 118770
Church of England: Council Tax
Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 20 March 2026
Question
Sir James Cleverly
Conservative — Braintree
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
Answer
Marsha De CordovaThe 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 ...
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