Ragtopjohnny opened this issue on Feb 06, 2013 ยท 122 posts
mrsparky posted Fri, 08 February 2013 at 2:58 PM
But you have to decleare your income. And then the tax collecter pays you a nice visit. :-( And then its lawyer time. ;-( Only if you're careless :) Seriously though if you play it straight you can be a lot better off than on benefits alone. For a disabled person here in the UK as much 250 a week better off, plus some earnings are allowed on top. OK sure thats for a limited period, after that you get roughly the same as someone on the dole, and depending on income all your rent and local taxes paid. Obviously it's all dependant on your business being a success, which can't be guaranteed especially now, so I'd say to anyone considering something like this go part time for now and see how it goes. Part time doesn't affect your benefits if careful either.