Employment and Support Allowance: Self-employed

(asked on 9th March 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department has issued to (a) sole traders, (b) freelancers and (c) small business holders on changes to employment support allowance; and if she will make a statement.


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Justin Tomlinson Portrait
Justin Tomlinson
This question was answered on 16th March 2020

There are no recent changes to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) that affect sole traders, freelancers and small business holders.

A self-employed person can make a new claim for New Style ESA. In order to qualify they will need to satisfy the basic entitlement and National Insurance contribution conditions.

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