Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 105884

Second Homes: Council Tax

Tabled: 14 January 2026

Answered: 20 January 2026

Named Day

Question

John Milne

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to publish a revised local government finance settlement that excludes consideration of income received through second home council tax premiums.

Answer

Alison McGovern

At the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement 2026-27 to 2028-29 on 17 December 2025, we set out the funding available to councils through the longstanding Core Spending Power measure, which was calculated in line with the approach used at previo...

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