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Self-Employed Benefits
- Published on: 10 August 2018
- Last updated on: 23 March 2023
Eligible self-employed people can access the following benefits:
- Adoptive Benefit
- Back to Work Enterprise Allowance
- Back to Work Family Dividend
- Enterprise Support Grant
- Farm Assist
- Fish Assist
- Guardian's Payment
- Invalidity Pension
- Jobseeker's Allowance
- Jobseeker's Benefit for the Self-Employed
- Jobseeker's Transitional Payment
- Maternity Benefit
- One-Parent Family Payment
- Paternity Benefit
- Short-Term Enterprise Allowance
- State Pension (Contributory)
- Treatment Benefit Scheme
- Widow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s (Contributory) Pension
- Earned income tax credit
If you are starting or growing your business see how your local enterprise office can help.
Self-employed also benefit from recent reductions to USC and income tax.
If you are thinking of starting up a new company, you could be due a tax refund – find out more about the SURE scheme.