£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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