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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.
National Insurance - your National Insurance number, how much you pay, National Insurance rates and classes, check your contributions record.
You pay National Insurance contributions to qualify for certain benefits…
You have a National Insurance number to make sure your National Insurance…
The class you pay depends on your employment status and how much you earn.…
The amount of National Insurance you pay depends on your employment status…
National Insurance contributions count towards the benefits and pensions…
Your benefits could be affected if there are gaps in your National…
You must tell HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) if you: change your personal…
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…
What to do if you lose your National Insurance number, information about where to find it and who to contact.
Class 1 National Insurance (NI) contribution rates for the current tax year, what NI category letters mean.
Voluntary contributions and credits, numbers, rates and classes
Who can get National Insurance credits and how to apply or when to pay voluntary National Insurance contributions.
National Insurance contributions you can choose to pay when you have a gap in your National Insurance record.
Use your personal tax account to view and save your National Insurance number, download a letter confirming it, or use form CA5403 to get your number by post.
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.
How to pay Class 2 self-employed National Insurance contributions - online, bank transfer, cheque, payslips.
National Insurance contributions if you're self-employed - rates and exceptions.
Age-related tax allowance, calculating tax if you carry on working, National Insurance payments
How to pay your voluntary Class 3 National Insurance contributions - Direct Debit, bank, cheque, payslips.
Contact HMRC for changes of details, rates, credits, Statutory Payments, online statements and for help with gaps in your National Insurance contributions
Claim a refund on the National Insurance (NI) you’ve paid to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Find out if you need to pay National Insurance in the UK or in the country you are visiting when you work abroad.
Use this calculator to work out employee National Insurance contributions, if you're an employee, employer, or a software developer.
Pay voluntary National Insurance for periods abroad.
How to download and access the HMRC app on a mobile device to get information about your tax, National Insurance, tax credits and benefits.
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