{"id":912,"date":"2019-07-18T14:50:58","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T13:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/?p=912"},"modified":"2026-01-28T07:28:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T07:28:00","slug":"home-as-office-allowance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/the-tax-basics\/home-as-office-allowance\/","title":{"rendered":"How to claim the home as office allowance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you\u2019re self-employed and work from home, you may be eligible to claim the <strong>home as office allowance<\/strong> to reduce your expenses. This guide explains how it works, the rates, and when it\u2019s worth claiming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Claim the Home as Office Allowance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re self-employed, there are two ways through which you can claim your home as an expense:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Calculate your rent, mortgage, and bills, then figuring out what <strong>proportion<\/strong> of your home you use for business<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use a <strong>flat rate<\/strong> &#8211; this is called the <a href=\"\/en-uk\/glossary\/home-office-allowance\/\">home as office allowance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tax in 10(ish) seconds - what are expenses?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H2yyiSfSdoE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much is the home as office allowance?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It all depends on how often you work from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Hours of business use per month<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Flat rate that you can claim<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>25 &#8211; 50 hours<\/td><td>\u00a310 per month<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>51 &#8211; 100 hours<\/td><td>\u00a318 per month<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>More than 101 hours<\/td><td>\u00a326 per month<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What counts as working from home?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can claim the <strong>home as office allowance<\/strong> for activities such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Any work you do for your clients or contractor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Doing your taxes (including chatting with <a href=\"\/en-uk\/\">Taxfix<\/a>&#8216; customer support)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sorting out your receipts and <a href=\"\/en-uk\/glossary\/invoice\/\">invoices<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Basically everything that&#8217;s work-related<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/25Q3_TS_Rebrand_UK_Website_Content_Blog-and-guides_looking-for-an-online-tax-return-accountant.png\" width=\"1280\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/25Q3_TS_Rebrand_UK_Website_Content_Blog-and-guides_looking-for-an-online-tax-return-accountant-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/25Q3_TS_Rebrand_UK_Website_Content_Blog-and-guides_looking-for-an-online-tax-return-accountant-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/25Q3_TS_Rebrand_UK_Website_Content_Blog-and-guides_looking-for-an-online-tax-return-accountant-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/25Q3_TS_Rebrand_UK_Website_Content_Blog-and-guides_looking-for-an-online-tax-return-accountant.png 1280w\" class=\"wp-block-image__media\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1000px) 768px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" alt=\"online tax return accountant\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p>What HMRC actually cares is that your &#8220;business use&#8221; is <strong>reasonable<\/strong>. In most cases that means that it should be in line with what you earn from self-employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>if you&#8217;re a freelance software engineer, you spend your time writing code from home, and earn the equivalent of a full-time wage, then you can claim about 40 hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>but if you&#8217;re an Uber driver who spends most of the time on the road, you&#8217;re probably limited to the minimum of 25 (or even less).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When should you claim it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t make sense to claim the home office allowance if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You don&#8217;t work from home often (or can&#8217;t justify to)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You&#8217;re paying a high rent or mortgage (especially if it&#8217;s for a one-bedroom: the number of rooms matters when you calculate the percentage of time you&#8217;re using your home for 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