Self-employment

For more information, visit the Parkinson’s UK website (last updated November 2021).

You may consider self-employment, which may give you some flexibility in terms of what you do and how.

There are certain things you need to think about if you are looking into self-employment. These include not necessarily having a regular income and having to arrange your own sick pay.

If you’re thinking of becoming self-employed but aren’t sure what you could do, you could consider something which uses your experience or skills, or something which you have previously done as a hobby.

You may want to set up a business as a trader, in a partnership or as a company. How you register and run the business will depend on how you set it up.

See the government’s guidance on setting up a business for more information at the link below:

Set up a business