交税的底线我查了是
were less than £5,075 for the period from 6 April 2010 to 5 April 2011 and/or are expected to be less than £5,315 in the tax year period
from 6 April 2011 to 5 April 2012. 明年4月到后年4月就是7000多了。
而申请MA的收入要求是Your earnings are averaged over any 13 weeks in your test period. （在26周里选你收入最多的13周）
If you are self-employed and do not have a small earnings exception certificate, for any week covered by a Class 2 NI contribution you will be treated as having enough earnings to result in the standard rate of MA, payable at the end of the week covered by a Class 2 NI contribution. This means that:
From 6 April 2009 treated as earning £136.73
From 12 April 2010 treated as earning £138.75
From 11 April 2011 treated as earning £143.03
Jobcentre Plus will ask HM Revenue & Customs to confirm the information you give about your Class 2 NI contributions on your MA claim form.
If you are self-employed and hold a small earnings exception certificate, you will be treated as having earnings equal to the MAT at the end of any week covered by your certificate. This means you are treated as earning £30 a week. This applies even if you pay a class 2 NI contribution for a week which is also covered by the certificate. Send this certificate in with your MA claim form.
