SEISS Refusal

TedC

I am aged and receive a State Pension of approx £6,000 and declare part time income of approx £5.000
Total approx £11,000 to HMRC and been informed too old for Universal Credit.
And not eligible for SEISS
because my non trading income is more than my income was more than my profits

Ted Charlton

Vestraun

Yes that statement appears correct, do you have a question?

TedC

These are Three Years Income

TedC

My state declared pension I earned over last 60  years my present incomes were only over last 3 years why no help?
Thx Ted C.

poppy12345

They are correct, you're not entitled to SEISS for the reasons you mentioned.

TedC

Difficult to understand, the  totals for the 3 years seem a lot but are divided by 3 (years)
Thx Ted C.

LilElvis

What's difficult to understand? To be eligible to claim SEISS your self employed income must form at least 50% of your total income and yours doesn't. 

whizzywoo

TedC said:

I am aged and receive a State Pension of approx £6,000 and declare part time income of approx £5.000
Total approx £11,000 to HMRC and been informed too old for Universal Credit.
And not eligible for SEISS
because my non trading income is more than my income was more than my profits

Ted Charlton

In each of the 3 years your "other" income (State Pension) is more than your self employed income.

You might be eligible for Pension Credit Guarantee if your current self employment income is low.
Check it out using this Pension Credit calculator: https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit-calculator

HopeAndDriftWood

TedC said:

Difficult to understand, the  totals for the 3 years seem a lot but are divided by 3 (years)
Thx Ted C.

Even in the annual figures, your non-trading income is higher than your trading income every year. You are only eligible for SEISS if your trading income exceeds 50% of your total income. Unfortunately that isn't the case for you, so you're not eligible. 

Grumpy_chap

Not sure what the question is here.
Self-employed income is less than 50% of total income so you do not qualify for SEISS.  The decision in the letter is correct to the rules.

Pepper_Tree

Sadly, that is correct you don't qualify for the self-employed grant.  If you need help in understanding the complexities of the rules for claiming the SEISS "Tax Help for Older People" a charitable organisation linked to the Chartered Institute of Taxation may have someone to help explain this further.