Self employed is there any help out there???

helpplzzzzz

ok, so I've set up my own business after being made redundant, under serious pressure at the moment, is there any short term support out there for myself wife and little baby, wife is off on maternity leave (262 euro per week) and with the pressure I'm under i just have taken my eye off the ball,

Ive a lot of working coming in for end of Jan and feb and i know from there things will take off but in the mean time its just awful.

Im sure others have been in my position and I'm just wondering whats the best thing i can do???

is there any help and supports i should be looking at to get us over christmas??

Thanks in advance

rev1890

Have a look at selfemployedsupports.ie

helpplzzzzz

no i hadn't look at it but i will now, it could be helpful for me, hope to find something positive from it, needed at the moment :-)

Spice Girl

were you signing on? were you getting the dole?

helpplzzzzz

no I've been self-employed the last 9 months

Spice Girl wrote: »

were you signing on? were you getting the dole?

martinn123

helpplzzzzz wrote: »

no I've been self-employed the last 9 months

What about before that, Benefits are based on your contributions in the previous year, i.e 2012 ( I think ) so if you were paye then you may qualify

Pretzill

You won't be entitled to dole as a self employed person but you are entitled to assistance and there possibly will be a reduction based on what you expect to earn annually - if I were you I'd contact your supplementary officer and they will look into it for you and may be able to start some payments.

wmpdd3

Can your partner get in touch with the maternity section and ask if there is an increase due to your low income.