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National Insurance contributions you can choose to pay when you have a gap in your National Insurance record.

• Overview

  If you do not pay National Insurance you may have gaps in your National…

• Check which National Insurance contributions you can pay

  Find out if you can pay voluntary National Insurance contributions based…

• Rates

  The rates for the 2025 to 2026 tax year are: £3.50 a week for Class 2…

• How and when to pay

  If you live in the UK, find out how to: pay Class 2 voluntary…

• Updated: 7 February 2023

Find out what certain terms mean that are connected to employee travel.

• Updated: 24 June 2024

The published bulletin and table includes historical receipts on a monthly and annual basis for all HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) taxes, as well as tax credit, Child Benefit and Tax-Free Childcare payments. The bulletin also includes analysis and commentary...

• Updated: 21 February 2019

Use our online service to apply to pay voluntary National Insurance contributions for periods abroad.

• Updated: 12 February 2025

Find out if you or the people who work for you should be employed or self-employed for tax purposes while working in the hair and beauty industry.

• Updated: 9 May 2025

• Updated: 17 July 2023

How to pay your voluntary Class 3 National Insurance contributions - online, Direct Debit, bank transfer, cheque.

Work out how much annual allowance you get for your pension savings for 2016 to 2017 and each later tax year.

• Updated: 16 July 2024

Find out how to treat member’s voluntary pension contributions following the public service pensions remedy (also known as McCloud).

• Updated: 6 May 2025