- Last Updated: 07 January 2021
COVID-19: How to make a claim under the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS). HMRC's claims portal for the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) went live on 13 May 2020.
If you are self-employed and your business was adversely affected by the coronavirus you can make a claim.
To make a claim
You will need:
- Your Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR).
- Your National Insurance Number (NINO).
Am I eligible to make a claim?
HMRC's tool does not always tell you what you have failed on.
- Use our SEISS Eligibility checker if you want to see and check, step-by-step, the different qualifying conditions for claims from March 2020.
What if HMRC says I am ineligible to claim?
HMRC say that there are few cases where the checker may give an incorrect result.
- You can ask HMRC to review your eligibility if you still think you should be able to claim.
- If you have an adviser you can ask them to check your eligibility. They are allowed to contact HMRC to do this.
- You can double-check your eligibility using the above tools.
Links
Our guide to COVID-19: Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS)
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