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Home-working benefits

hi there,
I posted this in the wrong section previously so now I have found the right forum for this :)
Basically, I'm just wondering what benefits might be due to me as a home-worker for my employer. Do any of you wise MSE folk know if there are tax gifts or somesuch, or anything that i can claim for please?
thanks
geckoboy

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  • dmg24
    dmg24 Posts: 33,920 Forumite
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    If you are referring to tax perks, you would be best to post on the Cutting Tax board. If you want to know about your benefit entitlement, we need more information, such as age, income, other household members and their income etc.
    Gone ... or have I?
  • AnxiousMum
    AnxiousMum Posts: 2,709 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    You can claim a whopping £3.00 per week as a tax free allowance to 'cover' lol, the additional home costs ie, heating, electricity etc. of working at home. You can apparently claim up to six years retroactive if you haven't claimed before. You need to ring the tax people and ask them to send out the forms.
  • geckoboy
    geckoboy Posts: 6 Forumite
    dmg24, Anxious Mum, many thanks, i will take a look into it. My employer only offers a chair and a desk and seeing as i'm using my own electricity and gas, i reckon i should get some more perks!
  • tinktinktinkerbell
    tinktinktinkerbell Posts: 43,041 Forumite
    why you working from home and not in the office?
  • AnxiousMum
    AnxiousMum Posts: 2,709 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    LOL - know what you mean - but then, the biggest perk is I get to be very flexible around my kids, and I don't have a commute :)

    Tink - loads of people for varying reasons have to work from home - my 'office' is centrally located, and we have staff scattered over the country, working out of our homes so that we can go and meet our customers face to face.

    Fantastic on a cold winters day to stay at home, in front of a wood fire, with your fluffy dressing gown and slippers on.....while talking to people in your business voice :)
  • tinktinktinkerbell
    tinktinktinkerbell Posts: 43,041 Forumite
    awww man, how do i get one of these working from home jobs lol
  • paulofessex
    paulofessex Posts: 1,728 Forumite
    AnxiousMum wrote: »
    LOL - know what you mean - but then, the biggest perk is I get to be very flexible around my kids, and I don't have a commute :)

    Tink - loads of people for varying reasons have to work from home - my 'office' is centrally located, and we have staff scattered over the country, working out of our homes so that we can go and meet our customers face to face.

    Fantastic on a cold winters day to stay at home, in front of a wood fire, with your fluffy dressing gown and slippers on.....while talking to people in your business voice :)

    Where do l apply :p
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