Written questions

Second Homes: Council Tax

Commons · Question 105978 · 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, whether his department holds data outlining the Local Government Finance Settlement allocations for individual councils discounting second home premium council tax projections.

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...