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<p>Universal Credit encourages all claimants with a work expectation to find and progress
in work. The Minimum Income Floor (MIF) is intended to encourage claimants to grow
their monthly earnings to what they could expect to earn at minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>The
2018 Autumn Budget announced a 12 month exemption period from the MIF for all gainfully
self-employed claimants new to Universal Credit or new to self-employment. We plan
to introduce this from July 2019 with full implementation from September 2020. We
will also continue with the New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) scheme from April 2019
onwards. The NEA provides support and mentoring for benefit claimants who are looking
to start or develop their business.</p><p> </p><p>Plans are in place for an evaluation
of the MIF and a large-scale tracking survey of self-employed Universal Credit claimants
with a MIF applied to their claim.</p>
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