Second Homes: Council Tax
Commons · Question 105884 · Tabled 14 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by 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
Answered by Alison McGovern, 20 Jan 2026
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...