Terminal illness discount
From Wednesday 1 April, a local discretionary Council Tax discount of 100% is available for individuals named on the Council Tax bill who have an SR1 form confirming a terminal illness. To apply, the terminally person must be named on the Council Tax bill for the address.
If you are not currently named on the Council Tax bill, you can still complete the online form as instructions will be provided during the application process on how to request this. If you require, the online form can be completed by a representative or third-party on your behalf.
This discount will be reviewed after one year but will remain in place whilst the criteria is being met
For further information regarding SR1 forms, visit What is an SR1 medical report form for benefits?
Apply for a terimal illness discount (opens in a new window)
Those in detention
You may be able to get a discount or exemption if a person who normally lives at your address is one of the following -
- on remand or in prison - this is except if they are in prison for not paying Council Tax
- being held in a hospital or other place on mental health grounds as a result of a court order
- being held under immigration law
Homes for Ukraine Visa
Up to a 50% discount on Council Tax is available for customers on a Homes for Ukraine visa.
To be eligible, a customer must -
- have entered the Country on a Homes for Ukraine VISA - evidence must be supplied
- provide the name and address of their original sponsor when they entered the country. Or evidence that they were provided temporary accommodation
- provide a copy of the letter supplied by the Home Office from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities department that that was issued to them when permission to enter the UK was granted
No other visa types are eligible. Residency permits alone are insufficient to claim the discount.
The amount of Council Tax your household will have to pay will depend on the number of adults in it and whether they are disregarded. If a Homes for Ukraine immigration permission holder lives -
- in their own in a property, the Council Tax bill will be discounted by 50%. This is because all occupants are disregarded
- with another Homes for Ukraine permission holder in a property, the Council Tax bill will be discounted by 50%
- in a property with one other person who is not disregarded, the bill will only be discounted by 25%
Volunteer Reserve Forces
A person who is living on their own and is a member of the Volunteer Reserve Forces can apply for a 75% Council Tax discount. This is if they are enlisted for a period of 28 days or more at any one time. We will need to see a copy of the call-up papers.
Special Constables
A Special Constable who is a Council Tax payer in Hull would be able to claim a discount. Contact the chief constable of Humberside Police to register for this discount.
Other discounts or exemptions may be available for -
- diplomats
- members of religious communities
- members of visiting forces
- permanent residents of -
- hospitals
- hospices
- residential care homes
- an annex which is part of another domestic property, and the person living in it is a dependent relative of a person living in the main property
Apply for a discount, exemption or disregard (opens in a new window)
We aim to process your request within 15 working days.