{
 "id": "gb-startup-support",
 "cc": "gb",
 "lang": "en",
 "kind": "table",
 "title": "UK start-up support on Universal Credit in figures, 2026",
 "h1": "Starting a business on Universal Credit: the official figures, 2026",
 "question": "What support is there in the UK to start a business while on Universal Credit, and how much?",
 "computedAt": "2026-09-26",
 "coverage": {
  "named": 8,
  "read": 8,
  "published": 8,
  "notPublished": 0,
  "unreadable": 0
 },
 "headline": "8 official figures for starting a business on Universal Credit in the UK, each quoted word for word from the government or programme page that states it, read on 26 September 2026.",
 "rows": [
  {
   "label": "Universal Credit start-up period",
   "url": "https://www.gov.uk/self-employment-and-universal-credit",
   "group": "Income support",
   "display": "12-month start-up period",
   "sentence": "Get a start up period You may be eligible for a 12 month start up period if you’re self-employed.",
   "readAt": "2026-09-26",
   "sha": "106d6dad14f1fa27"
  },
  {
   "label": "Universal Credit while you look for work",
   "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-and-your-claimant-commitment-quick-guide/universal-credit-and-your-claimant-commitment",
   "group": "Income support",
   "display": "35 hours a week looking or preparing for work",
   "sentence": "You will be expected to look or prepare for work for 35 hours a week, depending on your circumstances.",
   "readAt": "2026-09-26",
   "sha": "654dd4342a72d61d"
  },
  {
   "label": "Start Up Loans",
   "url": "https://www.gov.uk/apply-start-up-loan",
   "group": "Loan",
   "display": "7.5% fixed interest",
   "sentence": "Fees and repayment Start Up Loans are government-backed and charge a fixed interest rate of 7.5% per year.",
   "readAt": "2026-09-26",
   "sha": "dc42b91c2ab1b51a"
  },
  {
   "label": "Start Up Loans: term",
   "url": "https://www.gov.uk/apply-start-up-loan",
   "group": "Loan",
   "display": "Repay over 1 to 5 years",
   "sentence": "You can repay the loan over a period of 1 to 5 years.",
   "readAt": "2026-09-26",
   "sha": "dc42b91c2ab1b51a"
  },
  {
   "label": "The King’s Trust Enterprise programme",
   "url": "https://www.kingstrust.org.uk/how-we-can-help/support-starting-business",
   "group": "Grant",
   "display": "Up to £30,000 start-up funding (grant and loan)",
   "sentence": "If you need help to cover your start up costs, you can apply for Start Up grant and loan funding totalling up to £30,000.",
   "readAt": "2026-09-26",
   "sha": "dae03c2c3c40484e"
  },
  {
   "label": "The King’s Trust: Test My Business Idea",
   "url": "https://www.kingstrust.org.uk/how-we-can-help/support-starting-business",
   "group": "Grant",
   "display": "Up to £500 to test your idea",
   "sentence": "With the opportunity to apply for a Test My Business Idea grant of up to £500, you can test your business idea in a real-world setting.",
   "readAt": "2026-09-26",
   "sha": "dae03c2c3c40484e"
  },
  {
   "label": "Young Person’s Start Up Grant (Wales)",
   "url": "https://businesswales.gov.wales/bigideas/funding-and-grants/young-persons-start-grant",
   "group": "Grant",
   "display": "Up to £2,000, under 25",
   "sentence": "Who can apply A grant of up to £2,000 is available to help young people under the age of 25, living or returning to Wales to become self-employed.",
   "readAt": "2026-09-26",
   "sha": "01493733e06dff51"
  },
  {
   "label": "Access to Work",
   "url": "https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work/eligibility",
   "group": "Grant",
   "display": "£6,500 minimum annual turnover if self-employed",
   "sentence": "If you’re self-employed, you must have an annual turnover of at least £6,500.",
   "readAt": "2026-09-26",
   "sha": "25f7144c0edf5a65"
  }
 ],
 "notPublished": [],
 "methodology": "Every row is a sentence quoted verbatim from the named official page, read on the date shown and pinned to a hash of the page text we read. 8 of the 8 sources that could be read state the figure; 0 do not and are listed as not published, never filled in. Each row is one figure from one scheme, taken only from that scheme’s own official page. Where a page does not state the figure we plan with, the row is listed as not published and the figure is not filled in from anywhere else.",
 "url": "https://pontia.xyz/datasets/gb-startup-support/",
 "citation": "\"UK start-up support on Universal Credit in figures, 2026\", Pontia, https://pontia.xyz/datasets/gb-startup-support/ (read 2026-09-26)",
 "license": "https://pontia.xyz/terms/"
}