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Hi...Received an email from the above.Apparently I can claim £312 because I worked from home for a while in the Pandemic.
Anyone else received this email...is it legit....have you received any cash from it??Parts of it look dodgy...parts of it look legit ??
Anyone else received this email...is it legit....have you received any cash from it??Parts of it look dodgy...parts of it look legit ??
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It's part truth, mostly a scam.
You can reclaim the princely sum of £1.20 a week, so nowhere the £312 they're claiming.
https://blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2020/04/martin-lewis--working-from-home-due-to-coronavirus--claim-p6-wk-/?_ga=2.69637840.175688630.1633121412-2066464418.1632818677
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ItsComingRome said:It's part truth, mostly a scam.
You can reclaim the princely sum of £1.20 a week, so nowhere the £312 they're claiming.
https://blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2020/04/martin-lewis--working-from-home-due-to-coronavirus--claim-p6-wk-/?_ga=2.69637840.175688630.1633121412-2066464418.16328186770 -
Looks like they are using a year of the £6 a week tax relief you can claim to arrive at the £312 figure - You can claim 2 years so why not say £624 to look even more attractive - still only puts the already stated £1.20 in your pocket (basic tax on £6 = £1.20) .
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Remember if you are entitled to this money, you just claim it direct from HMRC, free of any charge.
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