£6 allowance from employer for working from home

wonderingif

Hi my employer won't pay the £6 for help towards the extra energy used when working from home, their reason is I am saving travelling costs, however they are paying some people for it,  Is this correct?  

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wonderingif said:

Hi my employer won't pay the £6 for help towards the extra energy used when working from home, their reason is I am saving travelling costs, however they are paying some people for it,  Is this correct?  

As long as the reason they are refusing to pay you an amount towards your WFH costs isn't discriminatory (race, sex etc) then it's entirely lawful. You can, if you wish, claim tax relief on £6 per week from HMRC which would equate to £1.20 per week for a basic rate taxpayer.

wonderingif

Thanks for your reply, I think it is people who don't use transport to work who are being paid allowance.

Grumpy_chap

Even that is generous.

Jeremy535897

wonderingif said:

Thanks for your reply, I think it is people who don't use transport to work who are being paid allowance.

There was a thread where it said that HMRC are taking a similar line with their employees, so I think it is something you will just have to accept. If you meet the conditions, you can claim tax relief on £6 a week (worth £1.20 a week to a basic rate taxpayer) without proof of expenses, as has been pointed out.

wonderingif

Have already done so thank you, I was just checking .

mattyprice4004

That makes sense - if they don't save the money, they're having to spend more to work from home.
You're saving money as you don't need transport, so this covers the money you have to spend on energy. 

Seems OK to me  

Dr_Crypto

What does your company expenses policy say? Ours certainly doesn’t have this allowance. 

Jeremy535897

mattyprice4004 said:

That makes sense - if they don't save the money, they're having to spend more to work from home.
You're saving money as you don't need transport, so this covers the money you have to spend on energy. 

Seems OK to me  

Where you live is your choice. Most employers don't pay you more because you choose to live further away. Why should they then take this into account when refunding the extra costs everyone incurs working from home?

sweetsand

Dear OP
Do you have union rep, you in a union and if so consult them.
ATB

ToxicWomble

sweetsand said:

Dear OP
Do you have union rep, you in a union and if so consult them.
ATB

Consult them about what exactly ?
We haven’t yet established whether this payment is a contractual entitlement or a discretionary payment