Self Employment & IS & TC's

LetItBe_2

Hi,

Are the self employed on low income allowed to claim income support or tax credits while there business grows?

Thanks.

mikey_bach

what condition of entitlement would you have to I.S,
eg are you a carer.
lone parent with child under 5
On IB....
it is possible if you have COE

Heycock

Can't answer re income support but yes to tax credits as long as you're working enough hours which if you're self-employed will be 25 hours a day, 367 days a year. Should be enough!

LetItBe_2

says on many webistes if your on a low income your entitled to it.

Caz3121

LetItBe wrote: »

says on many webistes if your on a low income your entitled to it.

The website is badly worded and can be confusing

it says

Who can get Income Support

It's for people who all the following apply to:

• are between age 16 and the age they can get Pension Credit
• have a low income
• work less than 16 hours a week, depending on the amount of your wage
• aren't in full-time study (but there are some exceptions)
• don't get Jobseeker's Allowance or Employment and Support Allowance
• don't have savings above £16,000
• live in Great Britain

You may get Income Support if you are one of the following:

• a lone parent
• on parental or paternity leave
• a carer
• a refugee learning English who arrived less than a year ago

It is actually only people that meet BOTH sections that can claim IS so the bottom part is key