National insurance

Information and advice from other websites

• National insurance - contributions and benefits

  Information on national insurance contributions including classes of contributions, contribution conditions for benefits and how to get a national insurance number.

  From: Adviceguide from Citizens Advice

• Checking your National Insurance Contributions (NIC) if you are employed

  Most people pay NIC before they get their wages - but do you know why you pay NIC and whether you in fact need to pay any contributions. Explains how NIC works, where to get an National Insurance number and how to work out what you will pay.

  From: Low Incomes Tax Reform Group

• Checking your National Insurance Contributions (NIC) if you are self employed

  Explains what National Insurance Contributions are and the different types of contributions, how to get a National Insurance number and how to pay.

  From: Low Incomes Tax Reform Group

• National Insurance Contributions frequently asked questions

  Information for employees and self-employed people, includes what to do if your employer has become insolvent, and information about your National Insurance number.

  From: HM Revenue & Customs

• Applying for a National Insurance number (NI Number)

  Explains what a national insurance number is and how to get one.

  From: Directgov

• Migrant workers - tax and national insurance (PDF)

  Information for migrant workers, on tax and national insurance (NI) issues, covering deductions from wages, applying for an NI number, tax refunds and using wage slips to prove that an employer has passed on money deducted to HM Revenue and Customs.

  From: Adviceguide from Citizens Advice

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