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    The document summarizes information provided to an individual ("Zoarder Sifat") about their status as a gainfully self-employed claimant of Universal Credit. It explains that they qualify for a 12-month start-up period during which they do not need to seek other work and their benefits will be based on actual earnings. It also details the ongoing requirements to report self-employment income and expenses monthly and attend periodic meetings. The document provides additional resources and explains the process for reconsidering benefit decisions.

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    The document summarizes information provided to an individual ("Zoarder Sifat") about their status as a gainfully self-employed claimant of Universal Credit. It explains that they qualify for a 12-month start-up period during which they do not need to seek other work and their benefits will be based on actual earnings. It also details the ongoing requirements to report self-employment income and expenses monthly and attend periodic meetings. The document provides additional resources and explains the process for reconsidering benefit decisions.

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    Zoarder Sifat FREEPOST DWP

    Universal Credit Full


    Service

    If you call us, please have


    the answers to your
    security questions ready

    www.gov.uk/universalcr
    edit

    Your self-employment Telephone: 0800 328 5644


    You are gainfully self-employed Textphone: 0800 328 1344

    Dear Zoarder 23 May 2022

    Please turn over


    Universal Credit is operated by the Department for Work and Pensions
    UCD151A
    Page 1 of 6
    We’ve looked at details of your self-employment and You need to report
    have decided that you’re ‘gainfully self-employed’. your income and
    expenses from any
    This means that we consider your self-employment to self-employed work
    be: each month. You
    need to do this even
    • your main job if you did not earn
    • developed, regular and organised anything.
    • expected to make a profit Use your journal to
    contact us if you have
    What this means for you any questions.
    You can also call us on
    While you’re gainfully self-employed you will not have to the number above. To
    look for, or be available for other work to claim Universal speak to an agent in
    Credit. Welsh, please call: 0800
    328 1744.
    You also qualify for a ‘start-up period’ because you
    are taking steps to increase what you earn from your We have many
    self-employment. different ways we
    can communicate
    with you.
    The start-up period If you would like Braille,
    British Sign Language, a
    Your start-up period can last up to 12 months. During hearing loop,
    this time: translations, large print,
    • you will get support from a work coach who’s audio or something else
    trained to work with self-employed people please tell us using the
    phone number at the
    top of this letter.

    • you will not have to look for, or be available for


    other work so you can focus on growing your
    business
    • the amount of Universal Credit you get will be
    based on your actual earnings
    • you will attend a meeting every 3 months to show
    us how you are trying to build your business and
    increase your earnings

    UCD151A
    Page 2 of 6
    If you are no longer self-employed or you do not
    take active steps to build your business, your
    start-up period could be ended.

    If you do not attend a meeting, your start-up


    period could be ended and a sanction may be
    applied to your claim.

    When your start-up period ends if you are still gainfully


    self-employed, your Universal Credit award will be
    calculated using a Minimum Income Floor. More
    information about the Minimum Income Floor can be
    found on the ‘UCD5’ leaflet which is in your journal.

    What happens next

    You still need to report your self-employed income and


    expenses to us on the last day of each assessment
    period. For you this will be the 10th of each month.

    This is so we can work out how much Universal Credit


    we need to pay you. You need to do this even if you
    have no income.

    If you do not tell us your self-employed earnings


    at the end of your assessment period, your
    Universal Credit payment may be delayed or
    stopped.

    How to report your self-employed earnings

    You should report your income online by completing the


    ‘report your income and expenses’ to-do on your
    Universal Credit account.

    Details of what income to report and the rules on


    permitted expenses can be found on the ‘UCD5’ leaflet
    which is in your journal.

    If you’re not able to tell us online you can call us using


    the number at the top of this letter.

    UCD151A
    Page 3 of 6
    More information

    To find out more about being self-employed in Universal


    A change in your circumstances
    Credit you can visit: https://www.gov.uk/self-
    employment-and-universal-credit
    Use your journal to tell us straight away if there is a
    change in your circumstances. If you give wrong or
    If incomplete
    you need help managing
    information, your
    or you money
    do not report changes,
    you may be paid the wrong amount.
    You can get free, independent advice about how to
    make
    You'llthe best
    have toof your
    pay money,
    back including
    overpaid moneybudgeting,
    when told to do
    dealing
    so. You could also be prosecuted or need tohousehold
    with debt and saving money on your pay a
    bills. To find
    financial out more, speak to your work coach or go
    penalty.
    to www.gov.uk/universal-credit/other-financial-
    support
    If we pay you less than we should, we may pay you the
    money we owe you.
    Yours sincerely,

    Universal Credit

    UCD151A
    Page 4 of 6
    If you disagree with a decision

    You can ask us to explain why

    You, or someone who has the authority to act for you,


    can phone us or use your journal to request a written
    explanation. You will need to do this within one month
    of the date of this letter.

    You can also ask us to reconsider a decision

    Tell us if you have more information, or if you think we


    have overlooked something which might change the
    decision. Do this within one month of the date on this
    letter.

    We will look at what you tell us and send you a letter to


    tell you what we have decided, and why. We call this
    letter a Mandatory Reconsideration Notice.

    When you have done this you can appeal

    If you disagree with the Mandatory Reconsideration


    Notice, you can appeal to a tribunal.

    You must wait for the Mandatory Reconsideration Notice


    before you start an appeal.

    Treating people fairly


    We are committed to the Equality Act 2010 and treating
    people fairly. To find out more about this law, search
    ‘Equality’ on www.gov.uk

    Call charges

    Calls to 0800 numbers are free from personal mobiles


    and landlines.

    Why DWP needs personal information and how we


    treat it

    We treat personal information carefully. We may use it


    for any of our purposes. To learn more about information
    rights and how we use information, please see our DWP
    Personal Information Charter at

    UCD151A
    Page 5 of 6
    www.gov.uk/dwp/personal-information-charter

    UCD151A
    Page 6 of 6

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