Post-Pandemic Work Arrangements - What is reasonable to request?

pemm

Dear all,

Looking for some general advice, insights, and suggestions!

During the pandemic, my employer closed the office.  The supermajority of my colleagues are client-facing, so will likely work from client sites, which was the normal MO pre-pandemic, however, my role within the company has changed to an "internal" role, so I won't be visiting client sites any longer.  My partner and I own a small flat in London, which is not really suitable for two of us to be working from home in - furthermore, I am looking forward to getting out of the flat mid-week and into central locations to be around other people.

I have recently taken out a WeWork membership that allows me to use their co-working spaces for c.£199/month (excl. VAT).

My question is what, if anything, can I reasonably do to offset this cost, e.g. with income tax or VAT offsets?  My employer is unlikely to want to fund the membership fully, but I want to have a proposal that has a lower cost impact for them.  I am a higher rate of tax payer, and will be very close to the threshold where I lose the personal allowance altogether, once I factor salary and bonus, so anything to offset tax is welcome.  We are saving hard for a house - between us nearly £4k per month going into cash savings, so our actual disposable income is lower than it would otherwise be.


Thanks in advance for your time and energy,
Paul

poppy12345

You've posted on the welfare benefits section. You'll be better off posting on the cutting tax part of the forum.