[deeege]

www.tax.service.gov.uk/self-employment-support/enter-unique-taxpayer-reference

The portal is now open so you can check if your are eligible to make a claim. You just need to enter your UTR number and it tells you instantly if you can claim or not.

[The Jester of Wibbly]

Maybe paranoid here, but that address looks a little odd to me.

[vistech]

You can go straight into government gateway and do it

[Don Kee]

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme#howmuch


13th of May?


I think the OP link is an eligibility calculator?(Only briefly looked)

[deeege]

Maybe paranoid here, but that address looks a little odd to me.

It’s a legit .gov link. As said in the OP, you can do a simple check to see if eligible.

[zesty]

Just done it, says I will be able to claim from 8am on the 16th May.

[KS Cleaning]

Here is the latest guidelines to claiming the grant. Number 3 looks like the only thing you will need to do if you haven’t already done it.




HMRC have today issued further guidance on the grants available for the self employed
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme
 
They have confirmed that we cannot do the claim for you, it must be done yourself. They have said they will provide an alternative way to claim if you are unable to do so online and will update the link above soon.
 
If eligible, you will need the following to make the claim:
 
1.      Self Assessment UTR – a 10 digit reference you will find on your tax computations, if you do not have this find out how to get your lost UTR
2.      National Insurance number - if you do not have this find out how to get your lost National Insurance number
3.      Government Gateway user ID and password - if you do not have a user ID, you can create one when you check your eligibility online or you can set up one now https://www.access.service.gov.uk/login/signin/creds
4.      Bank account number and sort code you want them to pay the grant into (only provide bank account details where a Bacs payment can be accepted)
 
So it would seem a personal tax account is not required, but a Government Gateway ID is. It is a good idea to have a personal tax account anyway as they can be useful.
 
HMRC have said they will calculate the grant amount for you based on the information they hold.
 
The online service you’ll use to claim is not available yet. HMRC will aim to contact you by mid-May 2020 if you’re eligible, to invite you to claim using the GOV.UK online service. Payment will be made by early June 2020 if your claim is approved.
 
And a reminder on scams. If you receive texts, calls or emails claiming to be from HMRC, offering financial help or a tax refund and asking you to click on a link or to give personal information, it is a scam. You should email it to phishing@hmrc.gov.uk and then delete it.
 
 
 

[Shrek]

www.tax.service.gov.uk/self-employment-support/enter-unique-taxpayer-reference

The portal is now open so you can check if your are eligible to make a claim. You just need to enter your UTR number and it tells you instantly if you can claim or not.

No payment for me then , I earned too much 
Ah well better get grafting again 

[KS Cleaning]

14th May for me.

[swanson]

Cheers for that
Just logged in and I’m eligible

[pikeman]

Just logged in and im eligible. Is it means tested though?

[deeege]

Just logged in and im eligible. Is it means tested though?

Having savings does not disqualify you from receiving this grant.

[pikeman]

Thanks deeege  saw somewhere hmrc will assume youre under the state aid limit.

[nathankaye]

Yep, 14th may for me

[zesty]

Interesting how some people are 14th of May, Yet I’m 16th. Perhaps the lower earners get in there quicker 

[jonboywalton75]

Yep, 14th may for me

Same here 

[KS Cleaning]

Interesting how some people are 14th of May, Yet I’m 16th. Perhaps the lower earners get in there quicker 

Na, think you’ve got that the wrong way round pal.....ye better hope they they have some funds left over after the big hitters have been weighed in🤑🤑😂

[zesty]

Interesting how some people are 14th of May, Yet I’m 16th. Perhaps the lower earners get in there quicker 

Na, think you’ve got that the wrong way round pal.....ye better hope they they have some funds left over after the big hitters have been weighed in🤑🤑😂

They’ll always help the poorer ones first, then the slightly less poor after 

Will be really interesting to see how many sole traders on here are genuinely on 50k plus a year. Funny really, this forum is renowned for people claiming they earn £400 a day, yet when this crisis hit, every man and his dog was chomping at the bit for this money. Meaning everyone’s actual wage is way under 50k!

[G Griffin]

So my reputation is intact.
I don't like saying I told you so but it's one in the eye for that misery guts Dry Clean .

[Shrek]

Interesting how some people are 14th of May, Yet I’m 16th. Perhaps the lower earners get in there quicker 

Na, think you’ve got that the wrong way round pal.....ye better hope they they have some funds left over after the big hitters have been weighed in🤑🤑😂

They’ll always help the poorer ones first, then the slightly less poor after 

Will be really interesting to see how many sole traders on here are genuinely on 50k plus a year. Funny really, this forum is renowned for people claiming they earn £400 a day, yet when this crisis hit, every man and his dog was chomping at the bit for this money. Meaning everyone’s actual wage is way under 50k!

Iv already said I’m not eligible, maybe I’m the only 1