Newly Self-Employed Scheme
This scheme is designed to provide support to newly self-employed individuals (sole traders and those in partnerships) who have been adversely impacted by COVID-19.
This scheme is designed to provide support to newly self-employed individuals (sole traders and those in partnerships) who have been adversely impacted by COVID-19.
The scheme is administered by Invest Northern Ireland on behalf of the Department for the Economy. The Newly Self-Employed Support Scheme (NSESS) will offer an initial one-off taxable grant of £3,500 to newly self-employed individuals (sole traders and those in partnerships) that meet the criteria outlined below.
The scheme will close to applications on 5 February 2021.
NSESS is open to sole traders or individual members of a partnership business operating in Northern Ireland.
You must be able to demonstrate that you (as the individual) meet the following criteria:
A sole trader or individual member of a partnership business is not eligible for NSESS if:
Find full information on the Newly Self-Employed Support Scheme
This page was last updated 7 January 2021.
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