Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether a person hosting a Ukrainian refugee under the Ukraine Family scheme will continue to be able to claim the single person council tax deduction.

Decisions on council tax reliefs and discounts are matters for local councils. Arrivals from Ukraine may, depending on their circumstances, be liable for council tax but are able to work and will have recourse to local council tax support and benefits. Councils also have powers to offer discretionary council tax discounts where they consider that appropriate