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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…
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.
What to do if you lose your National Insurance number, information about where to find it and who to contact.
National Insurance - your National Insurance number, how much you pay, National Insurance rates and classes, check your contributions record.
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.
Contact HMRC for changes of details, rates, credits, Statutory Payments, online statements and for help with gaps in your National Insurance contributions
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 download and access the HMRC app on a mobile device to get information about your tax, National Insurance, tax credits and benefits.
Voluntary contributions and credits, numbers, rates and classes
Statistics on National Insurance number allocations.
How to get a national insurance number if you are working or are claiming benefits.
Sign into or set up a personal tax account to check and manage HMRC records, including Income Tax, change of address, Self Assessment and company car tax.
Find out how to prove your right to work in the UK to an employer. Get an online share code to prove your right to work if you’re eligible or check what documents you can use instead.
How to get a National Insurance number for a child who is in the care of a local authority.
Who can get National Insurance credits and how to apply or when to pay voluntary National Insurance contributions.
How to pay tax on your income if you come to live in the UK - tax returns, paying National Insurance, Portable Document A1, E101 or E102, claiming relief if you're taxed twice, claiming a refund (form R43)
How to pay Class 2 self-employed National Insurance contributions - online, bank transfer, cheque, payslips.
Tell HMRC when you change your address or other personal details
Claim a refund on the National Insurance (NI) you’ve paid to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
How to pay your voluntary Class 3 National Insurance contributions - Direct Debit, bank, cheque, payslips.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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