Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 30475

Council Tax: Ministers of Religion

Tabled: 10 February 2025
Answered: 18 February 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the (a) total amount of people who are exempted from paying council tax for religious reasons and (b) estimated total value of council ta

Answer

Jim McMahon
It is not true to say that individuals can be exempt from council tax for religious reasons. A dwelling may be exempt from council tax where it is unoccupied but is held for the purposes of being occupied by a minister, of any religious denomination, in o...
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