Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026, to Question 5955, on Council Tax, and with reference to the Fair funding share calculator: final, published 9 February 2026, in how many local authorities is the national notional council tax level higher than their Band D equivalent level of council tax in 2026-27, based on the methodology used in the Technical annex on the Resources Adjustment (measure of tax base) of February 2026.

As set out in the final Local Government Finance Settlement, the notional council tax level for 2026-27 was £2063. The notional level used in the Fair Funding Allocation is a modelling assumption and not intended to be compared to the authorities published Band D. Information on local authorities' Band D council tax levels is published in the annual Council Tax statistics release which can be found here: Council Tax statistics - GOV.UK.