Low income and HB/CTB

Gaz1971

Hi, I am starting to build a new business and obviously have a low income at the start, can I claim HB and CTB? How would I go about claiming, as I have no proof of income at present?

rockingbilly

You can claim HB & CTS based on nil income. Many do it when they fail the ESA claim. They just tell the council that they now get no income.

Housing_Benefit_Officer

Gaz1971 wrote: »

Hi, I am starting to build a new business and obviously have a low income at the start, can I claim HB and CTB? How would I go about claiming, as I have no proof of income at present?

My Council asks the newly self employed for a projection of their income - we use this for 13 weeks.

After 13 weeks we ask for income and expenditure for the past 3 months - we then use these figures for the next 13 weeks.

After a further 13 weeks we do the same.

And after another 13 weeks we do the same.

After 1 full years trading we ask for 52 weeks self employed figures - we then calculate the next 52 weeks Housing Beneift using these figures.

Once trading for a few years we then start asking for yearly self employed accounts.

Gaz1971

Thankyou, that helps a lot.

Gaz1971

Housing_Benefit_Officer wrote: »

My Council asks the newly self employed for a projection of their income - we use this for 13 weeks.

After 13 weeks we ask for income and expenditure for the past 3 months - we then use these figures for the next 13 weeks.

After a further 13 weeks we do the same.

And after another 13 weeks we do the same.

After 1 full years trading we ask for 52 weeks self employed figures - we then calculate the next 52 weeks Housing Beneift using these figures.

Once trading for a few years we then start asking for yearly self employed accounts.

Do they do that for both benefits?