Correspondence
Council Tax information letter 9/2022: Homes for Ukraine Scheme regulations
This letter confirms that the Secretary of State has made regulations and issued Directions to ensure the Homes for Ukraine Scheme does not affect a sponsor’s council tax status.
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On 14 March 2022 the Secretary of State announced that the ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme would not affect the council tax status of sponsor households.
This Council Tax information letter confirms that the government has now put measures in place to ensure that this is the case. These include making regulations to maintain households’ council tax discounts and exemptions and making a set of Ministerial Directions to protect entitlement to local council tax support.
Published 12 April 2022