Washing your own work uniform: what the tax allowance covers
Published 14 October 2026
What the flat rate allowance is meant to cover when you launder your own uniform, which jobs get which rate, and when you cannot claim.
Read more →Claiming it back
What the flat rate allowance is meant to cover when you launder your own uniform, which jobs get which rate, and when you cannot claim.
Read more →How to keep safety boots and overalls usable for longer, and what HMRC allows for cleaning, repairing and replacing them, including the PPE rule.
Read more →£125 a year of allowance for nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants, £185 for ambulance staff on active service, £80 for laboratory and pharmacy staff. The rate for every NHS role, and the route through the HMRC website.
Read more →There is no single construction rate. Joiners and carpenters get £140, other building workers £120, labourers £60. Tools and the new 55p mileage rate stack on top of whichever applies to you.
Read more →In 2026/27 the open years are 2026/27, 2025/26, 2024/25, 2023/24 and 2022/23. 2021/22 closed on 5 April 2026. Every deadline, and what five years comes to on each flat rate.
Read more →£140 a year for police officers up to chief inspector, £80 for uniformed firefighters and £80 for prison officers. What each is worth after tax, and the £60 fallback for ranks above chief inspector.
Read more →Shop, bar and salon staff have no entry in HMRC's table, so the £60 standard rate applies. The branded-logo test that decides whether you qualify, and why "black trousers and a white shirt" does not.
Read more →HMRC says claim direct and you get 100% of what you are owed. Why deeds of assignment were voided in March 2023, why the liability for a wrong claim stays with you, and the ten-minute free route.
Read more →Agriculture and forestry are £100 a year for all workers, food production £60. Who counts as an employee, why self-employed farmers claim a different way, and when actual costs beat the flat rate.
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