This part of the website explains how universal credit works if you are self-employed.

Universal credit awards are made up of a number of different elements. The elements that are included in your award depend on your circumstances (and your partner’s circumstances if it is a joint claim).

Your income, or both claimants’ combined income in joint claims and certain single claims, can affect how much your universal credit award is. Some income is taken into account in full when calculating your universal credit award, some it taken into account but tapered and some types of income are ...

This page gives a summary of how to make a universal credit claim and explains the difference between single and joint claims.

One of the basic conditions of entitlement for Universal Credit is that you must accept a claimant commitment unless an exception applies.

If you are claiming universal credit you will usually be placed into a work-related group. Each group has different work-related requirements. Some people will be placed in the no-work related requirements group. Your claimant commitment will show which group you have been placed into and what is ...