Benefits for people in work (general)

Citizens Advice Bureau information about benefits and tax credits for people in work

Working Tax Credit

This is a Tax Credit for individuals and couples in work.  This means:

• For couples with children, at least one of the couple must be working 16 hours or more per week.  
• For couples without children, the person working must be 25 or over and be working 30 hours or more per week unless s/he has a disability, in which case there is no age limit and s/he needs to be working only 16 hours or more per week.  
• A single parent must be working at least 16 hours per week.  
• A single person without children must be 25 or over and be working 30 hours or more per week unless s/he has a disability, in which case there is no age limit and s/he needs to be working only 16 hours or more per week.

Tax Credits  - check whether you qualify

Benefits for Self- Employed people

Advice from Jobcentreplus on becoming self employed. Jobcentre Plus can give you general advice about how your benefits will be affected if you start to do any work for yourself, and the in work support available. There is a lot of information, advice and practical support available, and most of it is free! - everything from developing your business plan and applying for finance, to making sure you have enough to live on whilst you get your business off the ground.