A house in Hull lived in only by full-time students pays no council tax. At Hull City Council's Band D charge of £2,295 a year, that exemption is worth about £191 a month — but only if you actually claim it.
| All-student household | Fully exempt |
| How to claim | Complete the council's online claim form listing everyone who lives at the property, then upload a photo of your student certificate. |
| Evidence they want | 'A Council Tax Student Exemption Certificate is needed for all full-time students' from the college or university administration office; uploads must be JPEG or PNG. |
| University sends your data directly | No — you must claim it yourself |
| Band D charge, 2026/27 | £2,295 |
Full-time = 24 weeks a year at 21+ hours a week; under-20s need 3+ months at 12+ hours. Processing target is 15 working days. Student nurse discount available separately; school/college leavers who finish after 30 April get cover to the following 1 November. No University of Hull data feed mentioned. Band D £2,295.04 is the 'Annual charge 2026 to 2027' column (2025/26 was £2,182.52), verified at https://www.hull.gov.uk/council-tax/council-tax-charges
A student living with just one other adult gets a discount on the bill; a non-British spouse or dependant who is not a student does not break the exemption if their visa bars employment and benefits.
The councils nearest Hull City Council on the Band D charge — what the exemption is worth where you might have gone instead. The full table has every one.
| City | Council | Band D |
|---|---|---|
| Stoke-on-Trent | Stoke-on-Trent City Council | £2,183 |
| Colchester | Colchester City Council | £2,241 |
| York | City of York Council | £2,270 |
| Leeds | Leeds City Council | £2,272 |
| Portsmouth | Portsmouth City Council | £2,292 |
| Hull | Hull City Council | £2,295 |
| Lincoln | City of Lincoln Council | £2,323 |
| Bradford | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | £2,333 |
| Birmingham | Birmingham City Council | £2,353 |
| Loughborough | Charnwood Borough Council | £2,378 |
| Bath | Bath and North East Somerset Council | £2,383 |
No, not if every adult in the property is a full-time student — the household is exempt. The exemption has to be claimed; it does not apply itself just because you are a student.
Complete the council's online claim form listing everyone who lives at the property, then upload a photo of your student certificate.
'A Council Tax Student Exemption Certificate is needed for all full-time students' from the college or university administration office; uploads must be JPEG or PNG.
A student living with just one other adult gets a discount on the bill; a non-British spouse or dependant who is not a student does not break the exemption if their visa bars employment and benefits.
Checked 18 August 2026 against hull.gov.uk. Councils change their forms and evidence rules; the council's own page is the authority when you claim.
Processes checked 19 August 2026 against each council's own pages. This is information, not advice, and the council's page is the authority when you claim.