Hi, my name is webstar! would like to turn my hobby into a business, would I lose my benefits?

webstar
webstar Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited November 2024 in Benefits and income

HI I'm currently receiving high rate PIP and universal credit as I'm unable to do a regular job.

I would like to try and turn my hobby into a business from home because i can do it slowly.

My question is would I lose my disability benefits because I'd be working. I hope this makes sense.

Thanks

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  • Albus_Alumni
    Albus_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 11,373 Championing

    Heya @webstar and welcome to the community. 😊

    Starting up your own business sounds amazing, what would you be doing? Getting paid to do your hobby is the dream for so many. 😊

    As Emilee has said, you can work whilst claiming PIP with no loss of money, but if your work contradicts your PIP award, they may reduce or stop your claim.

    With regard to UC, you can be on UC as "Gainfully self employed" if you can show them you're earning money and it's your primary income. So you'll still get UC but there will be a years grace period where the earnings cap is raised so you can get a bit more help.

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