Q:I claimed the home working entitlement during the Covid 19 pandemic. I still work from home now – should I still be claiming this tax relief?
A: It depends on why you are still working from home. When we went into lockdown during the pandemic, those who were forced to work from home could claim tax relief for increased costs incurred whilst working from their homes. About 800,000 employees made this claim at the height of the pandemic.
Since 5 April 2022, you can only claim if you must work from home because your employer does not have an office or if you have to live a great distance from your office as part of your work. If you are simply working from home because your employer allows the hybrid working model, you should not be claiming this relief and HMRC is due to crack down on those incorrectly doing so.