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🇬🇧 UK start-up support on Universal Credit in figures, 2026

Starting a business on Universal Credit: the official figures, 2026

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.

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UK start-up support on Universal Credit in figures, 2026
SourceFigureRead
Universal Credit start-up period12-month start-up period
Universal Credit while you look for work35 hours a week looking or preparing for work
Start Up Loans7.5% fixed interest
Start Up Loans: termRepay over 1 to 5 years
The King’s Trust Enterprise programmeUp to £30,000 start-up funding (grant and loan)
The King’s Trust: Test My Business IdeaUp to £500 to test your idea
Young Person’s Start Up Grant (Wales)Up to £2,000, under 25
Access to Work£6,500 minimum annual turnover if self-employed
The sentences as published
  • Universal Credit start-up period: Get a start up period You may be eligible for a 12 month start up period if you’re self-employed. (26 September 2026, sha 106d6dad14f1fa27)
  • Universal Credit while you look for work: You will be expected to look or prepare for work for 35 hours a week, depending on your circumstances. (26 September 2026, sha 654dd4342a72d61d)
  • Start Up Loans: Fees and repayment Start Up Loans are government-backed and charge a fixed interest rate of 7.5% per year. (26 September 2026, sha dc42b91c2ab1b51a)
  • Start Up Loans: term: You can repay the loan over a period of 1 to 5 years. (26 September 2026, sha dc42b91c2ab1b51a)
  • The King’s Trust Enterprise programme: 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. (26 September 2026, sha dae03c2c3c40484e)
  • The King’s Trust: Test My Business Idea: 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. (26 September 2026, sha dae03c2c3c40484e)
  • Young Person’s Start Up Grant (Wales): 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. (26 September 2026, sha 01493733e06dff51)
  • Access to Work: If you’re self-employed, you must have an annual turnover of at least £6,500. (26 September 2026, sha 25f7144c0edf5a65)
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.

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