Working from home permanently, benefits?

OrbitHeadache

Hi,

I am working from home permanently for the foreseeable future.

My employer has supplied me with laptop and accessories as well as desk.

Can I get any money back for the electricity I will use to run the laptop all day?

74jax

You can ask, but my employer gave a full list of what was and wasn't available. Things like desk, chair, mobile, foot test, wrist rest was supplied. Electricity was a no.

OrbitHeadache

74jax said:

You can ask, but my employer gave a full list of what was and wasn't available. Things like desk, chair, mobile, foot test, wrist rest was supplied. Electricity was a no.

Sorry I wasn't clear in my opening post, I was thinking more of tax benefits, it's a bit confusing but think I can get £6 per week to cover cost of electricity for home working?

Caz3121

OrbitHeadache said:

 I was thinking more of tax benefits, it's a bit confusing but think I can get £6 per week to cover cost of electricity for home working?

it is tax relief on £6 per week
https://blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2020/04/martin-lewis--working-from-home-due-to-coronavirus--claim-p6-wk-/

Dazed_and_C0nfused

OrbitHeadache said:

74jax said:

You can ask, but my employer gave a full list of what was and wasn't available. Things like desk, chair, mobile, foot test, wrist rest was supplied. Electricity was a no.

Sorry I wasn't clear in my opening post, I was thinking more of tax benefits, it's a bit confusing but think I can get £6 per week to cover cost of electricity for home working?

You can only get £6 per week from your employer

Sandtree

OrbitHeadache said:

Hi,

I am working from home permanently for the foreseeable future.

My employer has supplied me with laptop and accessories as well as desk.

Can I get any money back for the electricity I will use to run the laptop all day?

Costs about 5p to run a laptop for a day... how much are you saving on commuting to the office? 

Personally, I think WFH permanently will become a longer term thing but will have a negative impact on salaries rather than allowing more expenses to be claimed. A former client has already said they'll give people the choice to WFH at all times but will lose their London Weighting (and other large cities) if they decide they want to. I've heard of others having discussions going much further as if you are never going to see the person in the flesh other than by exception why pay even north of england rates when you can hire someone in south africa for a third less than there and half that of London?

That aside, if you want to take it up with your employer you can do so but I think realistically you're already quids in and that doesn't consider the time you are saving commuting either. As others have said, you can apply to HMRC for a tax offset at £6/week so the benefit will be your tax rate x £6

elsien

Works out at £1.20 a week for a basic rate tax payer  if your employer decides not to pay a homeworking allowance. 

https://www.gov.uk/tax-relief-for-employees/working-at-home

TELLIT01

Dazed_and_C0nfused said:

OrbitHeadache said:

74jax said:

You can ask, but my employer gave a full list of what was and wasn't available. Things like desk, chair, mobile, foot test, wrist rest was supplied. Electricity was a no.

Sorry I wasn't clear in my opening post, I was thinking more of tax benefits, it's a bit confusing but think I can get £6 per week to cover cost of electricity for home working?

You can only get £6 per week from your employer

You can claim a £6 per week allowance direct from HMRC but that is an allowance for tax purposes so equates to £1.20 per week to a basic rate tax payer.

Dazed_and_C0nfused

TELLIT01 said:

Dazed_and_C0nfused said:

OrbitHeadache said:

74jax said:

You can ask, but my employer gave a full list of what was and wasn't available. Things like desk, chair, mobile, foot test, wrist rest was supplied. Electricity was a no.

Sorry I wasn't clear in my opening post, I was thinking more of tax benefits, it's a bit confusing but think I can get £6 per week to cover cost of electricity for home working?

You can only get £6 per week from your employer

You can claim a £6 per week allowance direct from HMRC but that is an allowance for tax purposes so equates to £1.20 per week to a basic rate tax payer.

Agreed.  Which means you don't get £6/week, which is what the op seemed to think.

london21

Personally I would not ask for electricity money from my employer because I love working from home, save travel costs and time.

We have been told to come back once a week, just hope won't go back to 5 days in the office. 

MalMonroe

Just think of all you're saving though - travelling time, travelling expenses, no having to go out in horrible weather. . .  I agree with Sandtree and think you're quids in. Your employer has supplied you with the necessities to do your job. Sounds really fair to me.