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Universal Credit for the self-employed (30 September 2021)
Guidance
Universal Credit for the self-employed
- English
- Cymraeg
How Universal Credit works if you are self-employed and how to report your self-employed income and expenses to Universal Credit every month.
- From:
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Published
- 28 March 2013
- Last updated
- 1 October 2021 — See all updates
Documents
Universal Credit for the self-employed
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How to report your earnings from self-employment
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Details
This guide explains how Universal Credit works for self-employed people.
It describes:
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what is expected of claimants who have their own business
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how Universal Credit decides if self-employment is their main work
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how their Universal Credit payments are calculated
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how Universal Credit will support new businesses
There’s also information about how self-employed claimants will need to report their income and expenses every month.
Part of the Universal Credit toolkit for partner organisations.
Published 28 March 2013
Last updated 1 October 2021 + show all updates