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Find out if you've paid enough National Insurance to qualify for the full State Pension - check gaps, contributions and credits, get a National Insurance statement, call the helpline.
Information on how to find your National Insurance number and how to get a letter with your National Insurance number on.
Apply for your first National Insurance number - you must have the right to live and work in the UK.
You can apply for a National Insurance number if you: live in the UK have…
To get a National Insurance number you need to apply online. You’ll need…
National Insurance - your National Insurance number, how much you pay, National Insurance rates and classes, check your contributions record.
Events taking place during National Nature Reserves Week to showcase the benefits that National Nature Reserves bring to nature and people.
Guidance for National Insurance. Including how to apply for a National Insurance number and check your record. As well as rates, paying, refunds, voluntary contributions and pensions.
NCS works with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport .
Class 1 National Insurance (NI) contribution rates for the current tax year, what NI category letters mean.
The National Gallery houses the national collection of Western European painting from the 13th to 19th centuries. It cares for the collection, enhancing it for future generations, primarily by acquisition, and also studies it whilst encouraging access to the pictures...
National Highways is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Transport .
The National Archives is the official archive and publisher for the UK government and for England and Wales. It is the guardian of some of our most iconic national documents, dating back over 1,000 years. The National Archives is a...
Find out about the National Insurance contributions rules for employee travel expenses.
National Insurance contributions you can choose to pay when you have a gap in your National Insurance record.
The National Forest Company leads the creation of The National Forest, a new, forested landscape and destination across 200 square miles of central England. Forest cover (woods and other habitats) has trebled to almost 20% and alongside a transformed environment...
Pay voluntary National Insurance for periods abroad.
The National Data Strategy (NDS) is an ambitious, pro-growth strategy that drives the UK in building a world-leading data economy while ensuring public trust in data use.
The 439-hectare National Nature Reserve will be a haven for people and a rich variety of species including kingfishers, rare ‘Charnwood spider’ and ancient oaks
The National Security Secretariat provides coordination on security and intelligence issues of strategic importance across government. Separately, the Joint Intelligence Organisation produces independent all-source assessments on issues of national security and foreign policy importance. By supporting the work of the...
Announces revised National Networks National Policy Statement.
Who can get National Insurance credits and how to apply or when to pay voluntary National Insurance contributions.
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