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
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