🏡 Working From Home Value
How much is working from home worth?
A hybrid day is worth the commute you skip, the lunch you do not buy and a slice of your household bills back from Revenue — minus the heating you run instead. Put a number on it before you negotiate office days.
- Figures reviewed October 2026
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Important assumptions
Every figure on this page rests on these. Where one does not match your situation, the answer moves — sometimes a great deal.
- Remote working relief: 30% of vouched electricity, heat and broadband × (days worked from home ÷ 365), at your marginal tax rate. Shared bills must be split between those who paid them.
- If your employer pays the tax-free €3.20-a-day remote working allowance, you can claim relief only on costs above it.
- Time is valued at zero unless you choose a rate; it is shown separately from cash.
Official sources
Where this tool applies a published rule, this is where the rule comes from. Check the source before acting on anything that matters.
- Revenue — Remote working relief
The 30% rate, the apportionment rule and the €3.20 daily allowance.
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