Written questions

Council Tax: Surcharges

Commons · Question 95217 · Tabled 27 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 4 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the administrative cost to local authorities of implementing the High Value Council Tax Surcharge from April 2028.

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 4 Dec 2025

The Government has set out, in its guidance, that it will carry out a new burdens assessment to ensure local authorities are fully funded for these costs.