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<p>The Department plans to publish statistics on Universal Credit and self-employment,
including claimant numbers, in the future. The Government’s commitment remains to
helping self-employed claimants with viable businesses to thrive, while protecting
public funds.</p><p>We provide tailored support to our claimants who are in self-employment
through our work coaches to help them to increase their productivity and earnings.
Work coaches can also sign-post claimants to the extensive business support which
is already funded by the Government.</p><p>As we announced in the Autumn Budget 2018,
we will be extending the 12-month start-up period where claimants are exempt from
the Minimum Income Floor to all gainfully self-employed claimants who are new to Universal
Credit. This start-up period will provide time for self-employed claimants to establish
and grow their business, or to adjust to Universal Credit.</p><p>The Department has
also extended mentoring support from New Enterprise Allowance mentors to Universal
Credit claimants with earnings below their Minimum Income Floor, to help them to develop
a plan to grow their earnings.</p><p />
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