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 Cordova
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 ...
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