can she claim?

waileywoowoo

My daughter is 21. She has just finished 3 years at equestrian college and she and a friend have just opened up a livery yard. The problem is that until the yard has got horses in they won't be earning anything and even when they do have horses in their profit is gonna be minimal. In the mean time we are supporting her any way we can - just her bus fare is extortionate because we live in the highlands and the yard is a long way away. But it would be helpful if there were some benefits that she was able to claim just to help her manage to live.
I've looked on websites but as far as I can see there is nothing available.
Could someone offer any advice.

Thanks.

Heycock

Pretty sure she can claim income based benefits provided she can prove she's started a business and can show records, even if they show expenses but no income.
Working Tax credits and income support spring to mind. Try the YouGov website benefits checker.If she's entitled to anything, that will explain all.

Heycock

Also...Have you checked out the charities that deal with young start-up businesses...isn't that what the Prince's Trust does?

benefitbaby

Sadly your daughter is too young to claim working tax credits (needs to be 25).

She appears to be in a benefit 'no man's land' as she cannot claim JSA unless working less than 16 hours a week (and is willing to seek other work), is not a lone parent/carer so IS is not likely to apply and as you have not mentioned ill health ESA will not apply.

The suggestion to see if the Prince's Trust is available for her is a good one and the best I can come up with, other than a business overdraft until the livery yard starts to generate income, sorry.

Dunroamin

waileywoowoo wrote: »

My daughter is 21. She has just finished 3 years at equestrian college and she and a friend have just opened up a livery yard. The problem is that until the yard has got horses in they won't be earning anything and even when they do have horses in their profit is gonna be minimal. In the mean time we are supporting her any way we can - just her bus fare is extortionate because we live in the highlands and the yard is a long way away. But it would be helpful if there were some benefits that she was able to claim just to help her manage to live.
I've looked on websites but as far as I can see there is nothing available.
Could someone offer any advice.

Thanks.

Why start a business that won't ever pay a living wage? That sounds to me just like an expensive hobby.

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Heycock wrote: »

Pretty sure she can claim income based benefits provided she can prove she's started a business and can show records, even if they show expenses but no income.
Working Tax credits and income support spring to mind. Try the YouGov website benefits checker.If she's entitled to anything, that will explain all.

explain HOW single person with a business could claim IS,would be interesting to see how that works :rotfl:

Heycock

Wodbine...she's over 16, low income, no longer studying, not claiming JSA or ESA. Only question seems to be number of hours she's working. If less than 16hours (and prove otherwise) she's eligible.

benefitbaby

Heycock wrote: »

Wodbine...she's over 16, low income, no longer studying, not claiming JSA or ESA. Only question seems to be number of hours she's working. If less than 16hours (and prove otherwise) she's eligible.

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

As far as I can tell she is not a lone parent, on parental leave, a carer or a refugee so IS is not applicable.

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Heycock wrote: »

Wodbine...she's over 16, low income, no longer studying, not claiming JSA or ESA. Only question seems to be number of hours she's working. If less than 16hours (and prove otherwise) she's eligible.

Surely such a business,and a new one at that will be working more than 16 hours a week?

Dunroamin

Heycock wrote: »

Wodbine...she's over 16, low income, no longer studying, not claiming JSA or ESA. Only question seems to be number of hours she's working. If less than 16hours (and prove otherwise) she's eligible.

Yet another person who misreads the information and doesn't realise that you need to be fulfil both requirements to claim IS.

santacruz_2

Dunroamin wrote: »

Why start a business that won't ever pay a living wage? That sounds to me just like an expensive hobby.

Surely profit means after wages have been paid? (once the business has the horses and up and running)
Even if they break even they've made a wage for themselves. Seems good to me.