Employees who are currently eligible to claim a deduction from income tax for household costs as a result of being required to work from home by their employer will no longer be able to claim a deduction for these costs from 6 April 2026.
The updated tax rules are set and administered by the government, and they apply to all employees and employers in the same way. As these changes are not something introduced or controlled by the company, we are not able to provide compensation or additional payments to offset individual tax outcomes.
Our approach to home-working support is based on the policies we have put in place as an employer—such as providing the equipment, resources, and flexibility needed to work effectively from home. These remain unchanged. The adjustment in tax treatment, however, is a matter of personal taxation rather than employer-driven cost and therefore falls outside what the organisation can reasonably cover.