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HMRC: prompt payment data

All data on how long HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) takes to pay invoices.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 30 July 2018
• Last updated: 30 July 2026
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  1. 30 July 2026

     First published.

  2. 30 July 2025

     Published ‘HMRC: prompt payment data April 2025 to March 2026’ and ‘VOA: prompt payment data April 2025 to March 2026’.

  3. 30 July 2024

     Published ‘HMRC: prompt payment data April 2024 to March 2025’ and ‘VOA: prompt payment data April 2024 to March 2025’.

  4. 28 July 2023

     Published ‘HMRC: prompt payment data April 2023 to March 2024’, and ‘VOA: prompt payment data April 2023 to March 2024’.

  5. 29 July 2022

     Published ‘HMRC: prompt payment data April 2022 to March 2023’, ‘RCDTS: prompt payment data April 2022 to March 2023’ and ‘VOA: prompt payment data April 2022 to March 2023’.

  6. 30 July 2021

     Published ‘HMRC: prompt payment data April 2021 to March 2022’, ‘RCDTS: prompt payment data April 2021 to March 2022’ and ‘VOA: prompt payment data April 2021 to March 2022’.

  7. 30 July 2020

     Published ‘HMRC: prompt payment data April 2020 to March 2021’, ‘RCDTS: prompt payment data April 2020 to March 2021’ and ‘VOA: prompt payment data April 2020 to March 2021’.

  8. 30 July 2019

     Data added for financial year 2019 to 2020.

  9. 30 July 2018

     First published.

HMRC’s percentage of invoices paid within 5 days and within 30 days of receipt. The data is in yearly quarters.

The data also covers:

• Valuation Office Agency (VOA) was integrated into HMRC on 1 April 2026. VOA data was published separately prior to this date.
• Revenue and Customs Digital Technology Services (RCDTS) until its closure in 2023

Financial year 2026 to 2027

• HMRC: prompt payment data April 2026 to March 2027
  • 30 July 2026
  • Transparency data

Financial year 2025 to 2026

• HMRC: prompt payment data April 2025 to March 2026
  • 5 May 2026
  • Transparency data
• VOA: prompt payment data April 2025 to March 2026
  • 5 May 2026
  • Transparency data

Financial year 2024 to 2025

• HMRC: prompt payment data April 2024 to March 2025
  • 30 April 2025
  • Transparency data
• VOA: prompt payment data April 2024 to March 2025
  • 30 April 2025
  • Transparency data

Financial year 2023 to 2024

• HMRC: prompt payment data April 2023 to March 2024
  • 30 April 2024
  • Transparency data
• VOA: prompt payment data April 2023 to March 2024
  • 30 April 2024
  • Transparency data

Financial year 2022 to 2023

• HMRC: prompt payment data April 2022 to March 2023
  • 28 April 2023
  • Transparency data
• RCDTS: prompt payment data April 2022 to March 2023
  • 28 April 2023
  • Transparency data
• VOA: prompt payment data April 2022 to March 2023
  • 28 April 2023
  • Transparency data

Financial year 2021 to 2022

• HMRC: prompt payment data April 2021 to March 2022
  • 29 April 2022
  • Transparency data
• RCDTS: prompt payment data April 2021 to March 2022
  • 29 April 2022
  • Transparency data
• VOA: prompt payment data April 2021 to March 2022
  • 29 April 2022
  • Transparency data

Financial year 2020 to 2021

• HMRC: prompt payment data April 2020 to March 2021
  • 30 April 2021
  • Transparency data
• RCDTS: prompt payment data April 2020 to March 2021
  • 30 April 2021
  • Transparency data
• VOA: prompt payment data April 2020 to March 2021
  • 30 April 2021
  • Transparency data

Financial year 2019 to 2020

• HMRC: prompt payment data April 2019 to March 2020
  • 30 April 2020
  • Transparency data
• RCDTS: prompt payment data April 2019 to March 2020
  • 30 April 2020
  • Transparency data
• VOA: prompt payment data April 2019 to March 2020
  • 30 April 2020
  • Transparency data

Financial year 2018 to 2019

• HMRC: prompt payment data April 2018 to March 2019
  • 30 April 2019
  • Transparency data
• RCDTS: prompt payment data April 2018 to March 2019
  • 30 April 2019
  • Transparency data
• VOA: prompt payment data April 2018 to March 2019
  • 30 April 2019
  • Transparency data

Financial year 2017 to 2018

• HMRC: prompt payment data April 2017 to March 2018
  • 30 July 2018
  • Transparency data
• RCDTS: prompt payment data April 2017 to March 2018
  • 30 July 2018
  • Transparency data

Financial year 2016 to 2017

• HMRC: prompt payment data April 2016 to March 2017
  • 21 April 2017
  • Transparency data
• RCDTS: prompt payment data April 2016 to March 2017
  • 21 April 2017
  • Transparency data

Financial year 2015 to 2016

• HMRC: prompt payment data April 2015 to March 2016
  • 15 April 2016
  • Transparency data