Hello,
Firstly, I am happy that peace is slowly returning to your home, and hope that your family reunites with goodness and pleasantly. Because of my role as a Rosh Yeshiva I am biased when I answer this question. Be aware of this, and assess critically.
In my humble opinion, you are obligated to inform the yeshiva of this, while at the same time beginning a sort of negotiation with the yeshiva regarding the payment under the new circumstances.
Two reasons obligate you:
First is the severe words of the Mishnah at the end of Mesechet Pe’ah regarding one who does not require charity and receives it. Granted this is not the exact same thing – and it is possible that you are defined as worthy, but this would require a new discussion, because the conditions have changed.
Second is the fact that the yeshiva gave you a discount on the basis of certain parameters, and when they change – you are no longer qualified for the original discount, and it is possible that you of course qualified for a new discount in light of the new conditions.
I understand the difficulty of doing so, but it seems to me that this is the right answer in all cases, and for any discount a person gets – from a discount on property tax to discounts for children in preschool.
Is it not so?
All the best and much chizuk for your question and your moral code,
Rabbi Yuval Cherlow
Head of the Tzohar Ethics Center