what the church or #Diocese does or doesn't #pay for

We pay for the phone & internet connections and the heating and lighting.  

In my wife's case the church provided the curate's house and pay for any works on it and for her working expenses, (e.g. paper, stamps, phone calls, petrol for getting to church activities).  

The Diocese pay for any training required for her and also pay for the water and council tax.

I am told that clergy tax returns are a complicated thing in terms of what you can and can't claim for and have to declare as payment in kind.  

So for the 1st year at least the other half is going to get an expert to do the tax return.  As we're renting out our old house and its in our joint names we'll also each have to declare the half of the rent we each receive.  I'm also told you need to nominate the house you own as your primary residence with the tax people.  Apparently this avoids Capital Gains Tax if you sell it.

In our Diocese the diocese also pay for the moving costs - even to the extent of a move where the  movers come in and pack everything up for you.  We've never had that before so it came as a very welcome luxury.  You still need to do all the unpacking the other end.