Form

Self-employed, a subcontractor or a company director: B16 form

For people who are or have been self-employed, a subcontractor or a company director.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 1 October 2013
• Last updated: 9 July 2021 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

B16 form you can download, fill in on screen, save – and then print

Ref: B16

PDF, 378 KB, 12 pages

B16 form you can print and fill in with a pen

Ref: B16-print

PDF, 113 KB, 12 pages

Welsh: DWP ffurflen B16

Ref: B16W

PDF, 185 KB, 12 pages

Details

Fill in this form only if DWP has asked you to.

You will only be asked to fill in this form if you have claimed benefit and said that you or your partner are:

• self-employed
• a subcontractor
• or a company director.

If you need to fill in form B16, DWP will send you a copy with a letter that says you can use one of the forms here instead.

Published 1 October 2013
Last updated 9 July 2021 + show all updates

1. 9 July 2021

   Updated B16 forms to version 3/21.

2. 20 December 2019

   Published updated B16 forms.

3. 1 October 2013

   First published.