Cover & checks for cleaners

Insurance and DBS, sorted for you

Every USparkle Squad cleaner needs public liability insurance and a valid DBS check. These are the best deals we have found for self-employed cleaners — and once they are on your profile we renew them automatically.

Public liability insurance

Simply Business
Best offer

Best overall for USparkle Squad cleaners

from £5.10/month

£1m – £5m public liability

  • Compare 10+ UK insurers in one quote
  • Certificate emailed instantly — upload it straight to your profile
  • Monthly rolling, cancel any time
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Hiscox

Strong cover for key-holding and end of tenancy work

from £6.42/month

£1m – £10m public liability

  • Accidental damage to customer property
  • Legal helpline included
  • Same-day certificate
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Zego

Flexible pay-as-you-go for part-time rounds

from £3.80/month

£1m public liability

  • Pause cover between jobs
  • App-managed policy
  • No annual tie-in
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DBS check

GOV.UK Basic DBS
Best offer

Official basic check — accepted by USparkle Squad

£21.50

Basic disclosure (unspent convictions)

  • Straight from the Disclosure and Barring Service
  • Usually back within 14 days
  • Valid for 12 months with us
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uCheck

Fastest turnaround

£31.50

Basic disclosure, online tracked

  • Most results in 24–48 hours
  • Guided ID upload
  • Reminder before expiry
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DBS Update Service

Keeps your certificate live so it never lapses

£16/year

Continuous check on an existing certificate

  • We re-check your status automatically each year
  • No new application needed
  • Switch on auto-renew in your profile
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Your own health cover

You are self-employed, so your own health is your responsibility — there is no company sick pay or medical cover. These are the cheapest options we have found for cleaners who want cover if they are ill or injured.

NHS (free)
Best offer

Register with a GP — free healthcare in the UK

Free

GP, hospital and emergency care

  • Free at the point of use for UK residents
  • Register even without a fixed address or ID
  • Free prescriptions if you are on a low income (HC2 certificate)
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Simplyhealth cash plan

Money back on dentist, optician and physio bills

from about £11/month

Everyday health cash plan

  • Claim back dental and eye-test costs
  • Physio and chiropractic cover for back strain
  • No medical needed
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Vitality private health

Faster private treatment if you cannot wait

from about £30/month

Private medical insurance

  • Quick specialist appointments
  • Rewards for staying active
  • Choose a bigger excess to cut the price
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Dead Simple / The Exeter income protection

Pays you a monthly income if you cannot work

from about £10/month

Self-employed income protection

  • Covers back injury and long illness
  • Choose how soon payments start
  • Important when there is no sick pay
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Automatic renewal

Switch on auto-renew in your cleaner profile and we watch both expiry dates for you. 30 days before either one runs out we renew it, re-verify the certificate and keep you eligible for jobs — no lapse, no lost work.

If auto-renew is off, you will see a reminder in your profile instead and you can renew with one tap.

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Also worth having: health cover

As a self-employed cleaner there is no company sick pay. We strongly advise personal health or income protection cover so a back strain or a chest infection does not cost you a month's income.

See training & health advice