People working from home during the pandemic are being urged to claim up to £124 HMRC tax relief in the coming days.
Citizens Advice Scotland say people should make sure they submit a claim before Monday, April 5 in order to avoid missing out.
As reported by the Daily Record, workers can claim between £1.20 a week (£62 a year) and £2.40 a week (£124.80 a year) if they have been working from home for at least one day at the request of their employer due to restrictions imposed by the pandemic.
Citizens Advice Scotland say around 1.16 million people throughout the country qualify for the relief, which is paid through a change to an employee's tax code.
Citizens Advice Scotland’s Fair Markets spokesperson, Kate Morrison, said: “Lots of us have been working from home during the pandemic and will have had the heating on for much longer stretches as a result.
“Any money saved on bills will be especially welcome having come through a cold winter which pushed up heating demands, on top of the energy price cap rise which will result in price hikes for many households.
“This relief isn’t perfect, we’d like to see it reviewed and increased for people on lower incomes who are more likely to be living in fuel poverty in the first place. If home working becomes more widespread after the pandemic then this relief could become more important to lots of people over time.”
HMRC is encouraging people claiming tax relief working from home to do so directly on the GOV.UK website.
