Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 127291

Universal Credit: Council Tax

Tabled: 14 April 2026

Answered: 20 April 2026

Named Day

Question

Vikki Slade

Liberal Democrat — Mid Dorset and North Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that local councils in England do not count Universal Credit Transitional Protection as income when calculating council tax payment in cases prior

Answer

Alison McGovern

Councils are responsible for designing local council tax support schemes for working age people in consultation with their residents. The Government is aware of the variations in the way schemes assess legacy benefits, Universal Credit and transitional pr...

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