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# The Council Tax (Discount Disregards and Exempt Dwellings) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2025

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2025 No. 242
COUNCIL TAX, ENGLAND
The Council Tax (Discount Disregards and Exempt Dwellings) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2025
Made
28th February 2025
Laid before Parliament
3rd March 2025
Coming into force
25th March 2025
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4, 113(1) and 116(1) of, and paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to, the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

## 1 Citation, commencement, extent and application {#regulation-1}

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Council Tax (Discount Disregards and Exempt Dwellings) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 25th March 2025.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
(3) Regulation 3 applies in relation to billing authorities in England only.

## 2 Amendment of the Council Tax (Additional Provisions for Discount Disregards) Regulations 1992 {#regulation-2}

In regulation 3(1) (persons of other descriptions: England) of the Council Tax (Additional Provisions for Discount Disregards) Regulations 1992 for Class G substitute—
Ukraine visa schemes
Class G: a person—
(a) who holds permission to enter or to stay in the United Kingdom granted under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme route in Appendix Ukraine Scheme of the Immigration Rules; or
(b) in respect of whom another person is eligible for a thank you payment in accordance with guidance entitled “Homes for Ukraine: Ukraine Permission Extension scheme - guidance for councils” published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on 24th February 2025.
.

## 3 Amendment of the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992 {#regulation-3}

In article 2(1) of the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992 for the definition of “relevant Ukrainian person” substitute—
“relevant Ukrainian person” means a person—
who holds permission to enter or to stay in the United Kingdom granted under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme route in Appendix Ukraine Scheme of the Immigration Rules; or
in respect of whom another person is eligible for a thank you payment in accordance with guidance entitled “Homes for Ukraine: Ukraine Permission Extension scheme - guidance for councils” published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on 24th February 2025;
.