Statutory guidance

New Enterprise Allowance provider guidance: before April 2017

This DWP guidance is for providers of the New Enterprise Allowance. It is for referrals made before April 2017.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 17 December 2014
• Last updated: 26 May 2016
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  1. 26 May 2016

     Added New Enterprise Allowance memo 11 - includes information about recent changes to the provider guidance.

  2. 24 May 2016

     Published revised guidance - version 8.0, dated May 2016.

  3. 9 May 2016

     Published new form, Universal Credit New Enterprise Allowance referral and mentoring provider feedback form (UCNEA1).

  4. 5 May 2016

     Published New Enterprise Allowance provider memo 10.

  5. 5 April 2016

     Published New Enterprise Allowance provider memo 9.

  6. 31 March 2016

     Published New Enterprise Allowance provider memo 8.

  7. 3 March 2016

     Published revised guidance - version 7.0.

  8. 5 February 2015

     Published revised guidance – version 6.0 (February 2015).

  9. 17 December 2014

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 11 September 2020

This publication is no longer current. For referrals made from April 2017, read the New Enterprise Allowance phase 2 provider guidance.

Documents

New Enterprise Allowance provider guidance

PDF, 715 KB, 71 pages

NEA1 form: mentoring feedback form

Ref: NEA1

PDF, 391 KB, 3 pages

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NEA1 (Universal Credit) form: mentoring feedback form

Ref: UCNEA1

PDF, 278 KB, 3 pages

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NEA MI form

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 388 KB

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NEA PRaP14: amendment form

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NEA provider memo 11 about version 8 of the guidance

PDF, 100 KB, 2 pages

NEA provider memo 10: UCNEA1 feedback form process

PDF, 124 KB, 2 pages

NEA provider memo 9: guidance updated

PDF, 132 KB, 3 pages

NEA provider memo 8 about guidance version 7

PDF, 99.4 KB, 2 pages

Details

The New Enterprise Allowance scheme helps people who want to start their own business move into self-employment.

For referrals made from April 2017, read the New Enterprise Allowance phase 2 provider guidance.