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Newly Self Employed Help?
luke_hamilton247
Posts: 1 Newbie
Hi, I became self employed in Nov 2018 and was let go by the company I work for at the end of March 2020 because of Covid19.
I was under the impression i was able to claim Universal Credit until I could claim the new Self Employment Income Support grant. I found out last week that i am not eligible for Universal Credit because my partners income is over the threshold and now I've found out that i'm not eligible for the grant because i only started being self employed in Nov 2018 and i received more income as employed than self employed that tax year.
I literally don't know what to do next, any help would be much appreciated.
Thankyou!
I was under the impression i was able to claim Universal Credit until I could claim the new Self Employment Income Support grant. I found out last week that i am not eligible for Universal Credit because my partners income is over the threshold and now I've found out that i'm not eligible for the grant because i only started being self employed in Nov 2018 and i received more income as employed than self employed that tax year.
I literally don't know what to do next, any help would be much appreciated.
Thankyou!
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Being self employed means you won't be able to claim New style JSA either so unfortunately, there's nothing else that you could claim.
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