Tag Archives: Universal Credit

Universal Credit and self-employed earnings

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Paul Evans

The minimum income floor was reintroduced from August 2021, having been suspended soon after the start of the lockdown in April 2020. Broadly, the Work Allowance and taper rate are the same as for employed people. However, a ‘Minimum Income … Continue reading →

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Calculating freelance income for the purposes of Universal Credit

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Paul Evans

All of the basic info about this is fairly easy to find on the .gov website – this is a good place to start. The key thing to remember is that, when you are self-employed, the government tends to think … Continue reading →

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Self employed landscape ‘diminished’

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Paul Evans

IPSE research at the end of 2020 showed that there had been the first significant drop-off in self-employment in a decade with the number of solo self-employed in the UK falling by 5% compared to the previous year. Previously, this … Continue reading →

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