Social welfare and self employment

Everything you need to know.

Running your own business can be a very rewarding experience. You get to control your own hours and choose when and where you work. However, as a self employed person, your social welfare entitlements are a bit different from a person who is an employee.

So, the Citizens Information Board has set up a new website called selfemployedsupports.ie. This website aims to provide self employed people with a wide variety of information on social welfare entitlements. It is based on the content found within citizensinformation.ie.

The website covers the following topics: