Hi, what benefits would someone on a New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) scheme be entitled to?

IanJordan
IanJordan Community member Posts: 1 Listener
edited May 2021 in Benefits and income
I work for mental health recovery and support team in a NHS trust as an Employment Specialist. I have a client who is on the NEA scheme has registered his business as a sole trader and he wants to receive benefits (He is currently on ESA ), for 6 months so he plow money into the business so he can buy tools and equipment. The DWP are confusing him saying he can't have money in his business which are operating cost etc. has anybody got any advise? 

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  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,443 Championing
    Hi @IanJordan. I'm not very familiar with the NEA scheme, or how it might interact with other benefits.

    From looking at the gov.uk page, it seems that:
    you may get a weekly allowance worth up to £1,274 over 26 weeks
    you can apply for a loan to help with start-up costs
    If you’re disabled or you have a health condition, You may be able to get extra support through an Access to Work grant.
    Could either of these help your client with the initial costs? Has he spoken to his mentor?

    Additionally, does your client currently claim PIP?
  • Caz_Alumni
    Caz_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 621 Empowering
    Hi @IanJordan

    Just following up on your recent post. Has that information been helpful to you? Or have you or your client managed to find out anything more about the NEA scheme?

    And of course, if you do happen to have any further info, it would be great if you could come back to us and let us know a bit more. That would be really helpful for our own future reference on the community. Thanks very much!

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