Self-Employment Income Support Scheme

With global circumstances constantly changing the impact has been difficult for many self employed people. The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme was set up by the government to help support self-employed people or a members of a partnership that have been adversely affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) and is based on your trading profits.

You can make a claim even if you did not make a claim for the first grant if your business has been adversely affected on or after 14 July 2020.

You must also meet all other eligibility criteria.

You should not claim the grant if you’re a limited company or operating a trade through a trust.

If you want to claim the second grant you must make your claim on or before 19 October 2020.

Claims for the first grant are now closed. To claim for the second grant visit: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-self-employment-income-support-scheme

Here you can find out:

1. Who can claim

2. What you will need

3. How to claim

4. Return to your claim

5. After you’ve claimed

6. What happens next