Tax Relief for Working from Home during Treatment

Life after a breast cancer diagnosis Work, finance and travel
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Hi All, I’ve called HMRC twice on this topic and got no clear advice, so writing to see if any of you have a view?

I’m doing my tax return at the moment and I want to claim tax relief for working from home during chemo in line with my oncologist’s advice. HMRC advise that you can only claim tax relief if

  • there are no appropriate facilities available for you to perform your job on your employer’s premises

  • your job requires you to travel an unreasonable distance to and from your employer’s premises on a daily basis

  • you are required, under government restrictions, to work from home

I would argue that chemo fits somewhat with the first one given the recommendation to isolate, but I checked back on my fit note and it just says ‘working from home ideally’, which isn’t very prescriptive!