Teachers can claim for their union and professional fees. Teachers of certain subjects, (even if only part-time), can claim a cleaning allowance.

Members of most teaching unions are entitled to make a rebate claim on the subscription fees they have paid over the past 4 years which could be worth between £150 and £250.

Your tax free allowance will also increase, reducing the amount of tax you pay in future years by at least £48 per annum.


To make an application with SRS teachers by; phone, online or application form; you generally don't need to know your union payments.

You can also claim tax relief on payments made to many other professional bodies.

• General Teaching Council (GTC)
• Society for Education and Training (SET)
• Association for Science Education (ASE)
• Design And Technology Association (DATA)
• The National Society for Education in Art and Design (NSEAD)

If your organisation is not listed please contact our helpline 0161 370 6555 and we will liaise with HMRC.

Teachers of Art, Dance, Design & Technology, PE, Science, Domestic Science, Hair & Beauty and Construction are also entitled to claim Flat Rate Expenses for the cleaning of sports or protective clothing (e.g. aprons and laboratory coats).

You are entitled to this £60 p.a. tax relief if you -

• wear specialist clothing which bears the school logo
• clean your clothing because your employer does not provide the facilities
• do not receive any reimbursement from your employer

This allowance is for staff who worked from home, (either fully or partially), during 2020/2021.

You are entitled to this allowance if you -

• were instructed to work from home by your employer
• had no option but to work from home to be able to perform the duties of your employment
• received no reimbursement for the additional costs of working from home from your employer.

This tax relief is worth £312 p.a.