You may be able to claim tax relief for additional household costs if you have to work at home for all or part of the week.
Important note: If you previously claimed tax relief when you worked from home because of coronavirus (COVID-19), you might no longer be eligible.
Important notes when considering if you’re eligible:
- You can claim tax relief if you have to work from home, for example because:
- your job requires you to live far away from your office
- your employer does not have an office
- Who cannot claim tax relief
- You cannot claim tax relief if you choose to work from home. This includes if:
- your employment contract lets you work from home some or all of the time
- you work from home because of COVID-19
- your employer has an office, but you cannot go there sometimes because it’s full
- What you can claim for: you can only claim for things to do with your work, such as:
- business phone calls
- gas and electricity for your work area
- You cannot claim for things that you use for both private and business use, such as rent or broadband access.
- How much you can claim. You can either claim tax relief on:
- £6 a week from 6 April 2020 (for previous tax years the rate is £4 a week) – you will not need to keep evidence of your extra costs
- the exact amount of extra costs you’ve incurred above the weekly amount – you’ll need evidence such as receipts, bills or contracts
- You’ll get tax relief based on the rate at which you pay tax.
- Example If you pay the 20% basic rate of tax and claim tax relief on £6 a week, you would get £1.20 per week in tax relief (20% of £6).
- You’ll usually get tax relief through a change to your tax code.
You can check here to see if you’re eligible >>
https://www.gov.uk/tax-relief-for-employees/working-at-home
