Self employed low income

The-Joker
The-Joker Posts: 718 Forumite
in Benefits & tax credits
What can somebody do if they just start self employment and have a very very low income, but the benefits people dont believe them?
The thing about chaos is, it's fair.

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  • The-Joker
    The-Joker Posts: 718 Forumite
    This person shoud get this much according to benifits calculator...

    Tax credit award
    Estimated entitlement to Working Tax Credit (per week): Help icon
    £
    91.95
    Estimated entitlement to Child Tax Credit (per week): Help icon
    £
    170.99
    Estimated entitlement to Child Benefit (per week): Help icon
    £
    48.10
    ......................

    But in reality they get less
    The thing about chaos is, it's fair.
  • tomtom256
    tomtom256 Posts: 2,216 Forumite
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    The-Joker wrote: »
    This person shoud get this much according to benifits calculator...

    Tax credit award
    Estimated entitlement to Working Tax Credit (per week): Help icon
    £
    91.95
    Estimated entitlement to Child Tax Credit (per week): Help icon
    £
    170.99
    Estimated entitlement to Child Benefit (per week): Help icon
    £
    48.10
    ......................

    But in reality they get less


    Unless they fall into an exempt category they will not be able claim tax credits as all areas of UK are now Universal Credit Live as such the calculations are totally different.
  • rorysdad
    rorysdad Posts: 160 Forumite
    You need to prove that you are self-employed by supplying the benefits people with things like your business bank account details, invoices issued, supplier invoices, receipts etc. And, if you are self employed you should be registered with HMRC and have a UTR which you can also supply to them.
  • calcotti
    calcotti Posts: 15,696 Forumite
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    The-Joker wrote: »
    What can somebody do if they just start self employment and have a very very low income, but the benefits people dont believe them?

    Your question needs more context. Are you asking what benefits somebody can claim or you saying that said person has claimed a benefit but is having difficulty with the DWP progressing the claim. A little more detail would help us provide a relevant response.
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.
  • tacpot12
    tacpot12 Posts: 7,929 Forumite
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    This page has advice on what you can show to the DWP to prove you are gainfully self-employed:

    https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/articles/universal-credit-for-the-self-employed#how-do-i-show-im-self-employed
    The comments I post are my personal opinion. While I try to check everything is correct before posting, I can and do make mistakes, so always try to check official information sources before relying on my posts.
  • Darksparkle
    Darksparkle Posts: 5,465 Forumite
    What do you mean they don't believe you? Don't believe you are working? Don't believe you are self employed? Don't believe you have a low income?
  • rorysdad
    rorysdad Posts: 160 Forumite
    He could be referring to the Minimum Income Floor?

    RD
  • calcotti
    calcotti Posts: 15,696 Forumite
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    rorysdad wrote: »
    He could be referring to the Minimum Income Floor?RD

    The MIF doesn’t apply for the first 12 months but as OP has not returned to clarify their query it’s hard to know what the issue is.
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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