Late payment support

Income is important for any business, however for the self-employed, it can mean the difference between being able to afford to eat, pay bills and keep your business running, meaning even the smallest delay in payment can have dire consequences.

For many self-employed and freelance workers, late payments are an unfortunate reality. In the UK, self-employed workers are owed well over £20 billion, with the average self-employed worker chasing £7,000 in late or unpaid payments. The longer it is left, the bigger of an issue it becomes. That’s where Community comes in.

As a self-employed member of Community, you have access to our team of legal advisors who can not only help to chase clients for monies owed, but also help to look over client contracts, and if necessary, walk clients through the small claims procedure through small claims court to get any money owed. 99% of the time, late payers pay up when our members loop us into correspondence.

Find out more about the support available to you below as a self-employed worker dealing with late or unpaid payments, as well as our We are the UK Self-Employed campaign where we are calling for more viable and effective routes for resolving payment concerns.