Council Tax: Asylum
(asked on 8th January 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to amend the Council Tax (Additional Provisions for Discount Disregards) Regulations 1992 so that (a) refugees and (b) asylum seekers being voluntarily housed by a person living alone are disregarded for the Council Tax single person discount.
Answered by
Simon Hoare
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
This question was answered on 15th January 2024
People in England who hold a Homes for Ukraine immigration permission are disregarded when determining whether a discount should be applied to the council tax for their accommodation.