Council tax

Council tax is a local tax that raises money to help provide services within Hull.

Your services, your money

Find out how your council tax will be spent in 2013 – 2014.

Find out how Humberside Fire and Rescue Service spend your council tax (link opens in a new window)

Find out more about how your council tax is spent

Council tax billing

Each March councillors agree a budget and this sets the amount of money needed to be collected from council tax. A bill is then sent to each home that shows how much needs to be paid. Apart from the charge for the council, the bill also includes the charges payable for the Police Authority and the Fire Service. More information about Humberside Police and Humberside Fire Services (links open in new windows)

• council tax bands - check which council band your property is in
• council tax liability - who is liable for the council tax in your home
• council tax and data protection - how we use your information

Paying your council tax

The amount payable is based on the value of each home, and the number of people that live there. The person that needs to pay the bill is usually the person that lives there as their main home and there are various ways the amount payable can be reduced.

• how to pay - pay your council tax online or find out about other payment methods
• bills and recovery - what you should do if you are having difficulty paying your council tax bill
• My Revenue and Benefits - manage your council tax online

Council tax discounts, exemptions and financial help

• council tax reduction - helps both tenants and homeowners to pay their council tax
• council tax discretionary reduction - helps taxpayers in grave exceptional hardship 
• disabled relief - is a reduction scheme for disabled persons
• council tax discounts - some people may qualify for a council tax discount
• council tax exemptions - some dwellings may be exempt from council tax
• information for landlords - discounts and exemptions for landlords including empty properties
• council tax appeals - If you think your council tax is wrong, you can appeal against your bill

Informing us of changes

• change of address - if you have changed your address, you should let us know as soon as possible as it may affect the amount you have to pay
• change of tenancy - if you are a landlord, you need to inform us if your tenants change

How to make a comment, complaint or compliment

We would like to hear your comments and feedback on our service. Your feedback helps us to find out what we are doing well, and where we may need to improve.

We would like to hear from you whether it's just a general comment about our service or something more specific. Tell us what we have done well, and what we could do better

You can give us your feedback using our online enquiry form below.

Contact us

Local taxation
Hull City Council
PO Box 15
Hull
HU1 2AB

Tel: 01482 300 300
Text phone: 01482 300 349
Fax: 01482 613 562
Email: ctaxsr@hullcc.gov.uk