claiming benefits after self-employment

opiumbeauty

Hi all,

I am slightly confused here.. hopefully, someone could shed light on this subject.. Basically, I was self-employed for one year but the next year financial projections are going to be a lot less mainly due to the fact I am going to go back to studying.. I am planning to claim for certain benefits but am I entitled to anything considering that I privately rent at circa £800 per calendar month? (Local housing allowance for one-bedroom flat is £675)

Thank you people...

Conor_3

Income Support, LHA and HB depending on your income. You'll be asked for your a brief accounts quarterly (basically a profit/loss statement) so keep up to the paperwork.

opiumbeauty

Conor wrote: »

Income Support, LHA and HB depending on your income. You'll be asked for your a brief accounts quarterly (basically a profit/loss statement) so keep up to the paperwork.

Thanks Conor. Reading this forum I started to think that I might be entitled to working tax credit. If I do get WTC, can I still apply for HB based on my projections for the next year? I believe I cannot apply for Income Support though.. Anyway, do I make an application for WTC first?

Conor_3

You can apply for HB but the WTC would be taken into account and hammer the HB payment accordingly.

Apply for WTC first and see where you get with that.