HMRC Admin 25 Response

Hi sksksk,
It can take up to 8 weeks for your payment of voluntary contributions to be reflected on your Personal Tax Account (PTA).
If you could keep checking your PTA to ensure that it has been allocated as you wished.
If your payment is not recorded after the 8 weeks then please call our National Insurance Helpline on 0300 200 3500 (from the UK) or +44 191 203 7010 (from overseas) and they will be able to help you further.
Please have your payment details handy if you do call the National Insurance Helpline.
National Insurance: general enquiries
Thank you. 


 

Hi Gary C,
Without being able to check your National Insurance record we are unable to ascertain if there is an issue with the 2023-24 year on your record so unable to give a definitive reply.
Can we suggest you contact the NI helpline on 0300 200 3500. Lines are open 8am – 6pm Monday to Friday.
National Insurance: general enquiries
They will be able to view your full record and give the relevant payment details.
Thank you. 




 

Hi Sandra,
The Social Security Pensions Act 1975 and associated regulations abolished the right of a married woman to elect to pay reduced rate Class 1 NICs and not to pay Class 2 NICs where she married on or after 6 April 1977.  
However, women who had married before 5 April 1977 had a final chance to make an application for reduced liability by the deadline of 11 May 1977.
A woman who had married before 6 April 1977 could keep her right to pay reduced rate contributions if she made the choice before 11 May 1977.
The CF9 forms (the form to apply to pay at the married woman’s reduced rate) are no longer available.
The problem of storing very large numbers of forms limited their retention to a period of 6 years.
owever, it was the Department’s practice to note the person’s permanent NI record if such an election was made.
This is the record that would have been checked before the response to your enquiry was issued.
Thank you. 

 

Hi Andrea,
You can ring the employers helpline for advice regarding whether a direct payment scheme could be set up for the payment of National Insurance contributions.
If not, the CF83 would be the correct form to complete if you want to pay National Insurance contributions on a voluntary basis.
The contact number for the employers helpline is 0300 200 3200, lines are open from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.
Employers: general enquiries
Thank you. 

 

Hi Anoop Kumar,
Sorry for the delay in you receiving a reply to your CF83 application form.
If you sent your application via post, our International Team that deal with individuals in EU countries are dealing with queries received on 30 July 2023 at the moment.
Our International Team that deal with individuals outside of the EU are dealing with queries received 4 March 2024.
Unfortunately, there will be a delay before you receive a reply.
If you completed your CF83 application form online then our EU Team are dealing with queries received 11 August 2024 and our Team for non-EU countries are dealing with queries received on 16 June 2024.
Thank you. 

 

Hi Norma_K,
May I ask that you call the International Pension Centre on 0191 218 7777 (from the UK) or +44 191 218 7777 (from overseas) and they will be able to answer your pension questions.
International Pension Centre
If your Grand Aunt does leave the country then she should let the International Pension Centre know so that they may update her address.
Thank you. 
 

Hi Margaret,
Sorry for any inconvenience caused with the CF83 application forms.
May I ask that you call our National Insurance Helpline on 0300 200 3500 (from the UK) or +44 191 203 7010 (from overseas) and they will be able to check your National Insurance account.
National Insurance: general enquiries
Thank you. 




 

Hi onlinepaymentinthefu,
We are unable to confirm this at present.
However, you can keep checking online for any updates regarding making online payments from abroad.
Pay voluntary Class 3 National Insurance
Thank you. 

 

Hi Jade,
A deduction by the employer, or a payment from the worker to the employer, is considered to be for an employer’s ‘own use and benefit’ where they are free to use that money in any way they wish.
If the employer deducts the amount and has use and benefit of the deduction, it will reduce NMW pay.
For more information, please refer to:
Calculating the minimum wage
HMRC cannot comment on an employer’s specific arrangements without undertaking a full National Minimum Wage investigation.
HMRC can only provide general advice and signpost to guidance.
f you require advice relating specifically to working arrangements you have in place or are considering introducing, then please seek independent legal advice.
Thank you. 
 

Hi Tim,
The current timescale for the team who will allocate your payment is approximately 32 weeks.
They are currently working on post received on 4 March 2024.
You can expect your payment to be allocated by 4 May 2025, however this date is an estimate and may change.
Thank you.