Universal Credit: Self-employed
(asked on 9th February 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to review the treatment of assumed and notional income in Universal Credit calculations for self‑employed claimants.
This question was answered on 16th February 2026
The Department routinely keeps its policies under review and we are always interested in views from customers and stakeholders.
The current review of Universal Credit is looking closely at how the benefit supports self-employed people.