Self employed grant - averages one year I was on maternity leave

judyfairyboo

Hello, 
I am self employed so the covid support grant I can claim is an average of my earnings from 2016-17, 17-18 and 18-19. 
When we could first claim last year I was just happy that we got anything although I thought it was a bit low. 
2016-2017 I was off work on maternity leave and baby brain must have continued until now because I never thought of seeing if I could challenge this so I could possibly have 2017-2020 averaged instead. 
Can anyone advise if it might be possible to do this? I'm aware I've probably left it far too late but the grant I receive is less than one month's wages so its not that much fun trying to survive on it as this has all gone on longer than everyone thought.
Thanks! 

Jeremy535897

judyfairyboo said:

Hello, 
I am self employed so the covid support grant I can claim is an average of my earnings from 2016-17, 17-18 and 18-19. 
When we could first claim last year I was just happy that we got anything although I thought it was a bit low. 
2016-2017 I was off work on maternity leave and baby brain must have continued until now because I never thought of seeing if I could challenge this so I could possibly have 2017-2020 averaged instead. 
Can anyone advise if it might be possible to do this? I'm aware I've probably left it far too late but the grant I receive is less than one month's wages so its not that much fun trying to survive on it as this has all gone on longer than everyone thought.
Thanks! 

An amendment was made for some new mothers, but only if their trading profits or other income in 2018/19 were affected to such an extent that they would not otherwise have qualified for SEISS at all. That won't apply to you.

2019/20 profits are not considered for any of the SEISS grants so far, in any circumstances.