The Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 No. 216

PART 6 N.I. CALCULATION OF CAPITAL AND INCOME

CHAPTER 2 N.I. EARNED INCOME

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 6 Ch. 2 applied (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security (Payments on Account of Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/223), regs. 1(3)(h), 13(7)

Gainful self-employment N.I.

Meaning of “gainful self-employment” N.I.

65.  A claimant is in gainful self-employment for the purposes of regulations 63 and 64 where the Department has determined that—

(a) the claimant is carrying on a trade, profession or vocation as their main employment,

(b) their earnings from that trade, profession or vocation are self-employed earnings, and

(c) the trade, profession or vocation is organised, developed, regular and carried on in expectation of profit.