Universal credit rules risk 'crushing' self-employed and startups

Committee of MPs says benefit ‘designed with little regard’ for sixth of UK workforceFledgling businesses and self-employed workers with fluctuating incomes risk being “crushed” by unrealistic rules imposed by universal credit, a cross-party group of MPs has warned.They say entrepreneurs who fail to meet an arbitrary “minimum income” level from their business after just one year will be stripped of benefits support and, in some cases, will be forced to give up