HMRC National Insurance Contributions and Employer Office You can call the National Insurance Contributions Office on 0300 200 3500 if you’d prefer.

How do I prove I pay National Insurance?

Bank statements showing payments by direct debit for class-2 National Insurance contributions, or benefit payments received showing your NINo on the statement, for example, Incapacity Benefit or State Pension. Payslips, salary statement or works pension statement (as long as it shows your NINo).

How can I check my NINo online?

You can check your number using your online Personal tax account or on the HMRC App. When you go online you’ll be asked some questions to start with, to confirm who you are. Don’t worry if you can’t get into it on your first attempt, you can try again later.

What kind of National Insurance do I pay?

The amount of National Insurance you pay depends on your employment status and how much you earn. You can see rates for past tax years. You pay Class 1 National Insurance contributions. The rates for most people for the 2020 to 2021 tax year are: Employers pay a different rate of National Insurance depending on their employees’ category letters.

How to make sure you are paying National Insurance contributions?

How to make sure you are paying the correct amount of National Insurance contributions. If you work for low pay it is worth checking that you are earning enough to get National Insurance contributions. If not, it may be worth paying some voluntarily at the end of the year, to make 2014/15 count towards your state pension.

How does National Insurance work in the UK?

You pay Class 1 National Insurance contributions. The rates for most people for the 2020 to 2021 tax year are: Employers pay a different rate of National Insurance depending on their employees’ category letters. You pay National Insurance with your tax. Your employer will take it from your wages before you get paid.

What happens if you do not pay National Insurance?

You may get gaps in your record if you do not pay National Insurance or do not get National Insurance credits. This could be because you were: self-employed but did not pay contributions because of small profits