Pay voluntary Class 3 National Insurance

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Make an online or telephone bank transfer

Make your payment to the following HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) bank account, unless you’re paying from an overseas account:

  • sort code - 08 32 20
  • account number - 12001004
  • account name - HMRC NIC Receipts

Reference number

Use your 18-digit reference number when making your payment. You’ll find it on the payment request sent to you by HMRC.

For quarterly payments, your number will begin with 11.

For one-off payments, your number will begin with 60.

If you do not have an 18-digit reference number you can get help from the National Insurance Helpline.

How long it takes

Payments by Faster Payments (online or telephone banking) usually reach HMRC on the same or next day, including weekends and bank holidays.

CHAPS payments usually reach HMRC the same working day if you pay within your bank’s processing times.

Bacs payments usually take 3 working days.

Overseas payments

Use the following details to make a payment if your account is overseas:

  • Bank Identifier Code (BIC) - BARCGB22
  • account number (IBAN) - GB49BARC20204830944793
  • account name - HMRC NIC Receipts

Reference number

Use your National Insurance number followed by ‘IC’, your surname then your initial. If your bank limits you to a certain amount of characters, you should use your National Insurance number followed by ‘IC’ and as much of your surname as possible.

Example

If your name is Anne Jones, you’d write the reference as QQ123456AICJONESA

If you’re an employer paying for an employee living abroad, you should use your 13-character employer number.

Banking address

HMRC’s banking address is:

Barclays Bank PLC
1 Churchill Place
London
United Kingdom
E14 5HP

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