Question
I am self-employed and disabled or neurodivergent. What work-support routes can I inspect in the UK?
Self-employed people can miss support because workplace-adjustment information is often written around an employee and employer relationship.
Current understanding
The current Great Britain Access to Work eligibility route includes self-employment subject to its current conditions. Northern Ireland has a separate Access to Work (NI) programme and must not be treated as the same scheme. ND Oracle can route to the programmes but cannot decide eligibility, award amount or business viability.
Related things to inspect
Related questions
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- My employer has mentioned occupational health. What questions can I prepare without assuming occupational health decides my job or diagnosis?
- What should I look at if I need reasonable adjustments at work in Great Britain?
- Where can I find dyscalculia information or specialist support in the UK?
- Where can I look for disability-related support if I am trying to find paid work in the UK?
What evidence is still needed
- Current practical guidance on evidence and accessibility for self-employed Access to Work applicants.
- Broader support routes for self-employed disabled people beyond Access to Work.
Where people may disagree
- Access to Work can address some disability-related work costs but is not general business funding or income support.
When this answer should be revisited
- Either Access to Work programme changes its self-employment rules.
- A new national self-employment support route becomes relevant.
Question provenance and review state
Work expansion using current Great Britain Access to Work eligibility and separate Northern Ireland Access to Work route.