Self-Employment & Welfare Benefits Workshop (An Introduction)
Moving from unemployment into self-employment is increasingly becoming an option for lots of people, but if the budding entrepreneur is claiming welfare benefits, what advice and support can you give them to make sure they maintain their benefits income while they’re getting on their feet? If you’re an employability professional who’s supporting people to consider their options this 4 hour workshop is for you.
Who should attend this course?
This Get to Grips with Understanding Current Welfare Benefits training course, which is delivered in a virtual classroom environment, is designed to help the people and organisations that are providing social welfare support.
What will you learn?
This interactive online workshop session explores:
The pros and cons of moving into self-employment rather than employment for someone who’s currently unemployed
How to maintain a Universal Credit claim whilst you’re self-employed and getting on your feet
Handling the implications of being both self-employed and employed at the same time
Maintaining National Insurance contributions during self-employment
Ways to become self-employed and how to get started.
Society Matters training is designed and delivered by experts with acute front-end experience of supporting people with the challenges we go on to train. Our aim is always to give participants in our training and workshops the confidence to make their mark on their own lives or the lives of the people they are aiming to help.
