Check your National Insurance record

You can check your National Insurance record online to see:

  • what you’ve paid, up to the start of the current tax year (6 April 2024)
  • any National Insurance credits you’ve received
  • if gaps in contributions or credits mean some years do not count towards your State Pension (they are not ‘qualifying years’)
  • if you’ll benefit from paying voluntary contributions to fill any gaps
  • how your State Pension forecast will change if you decide to pay voluntary contributions
  • if you can pay voluntary contributions online and how much this will cost

This service is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).

Start now

Before you start

You’ll need to sign in to check your National Insurance record. If you do not already have sign in details, you’ll be able to create them.

You’ll be told when you sign in if you need to prove your identity. This is to keep your details safe and normally involves using photo ID like a passport or driving licence.

Other ways to apply

You can request a printed National Insurance statement:

You’ll need to say which years you want your statement to cover. You cannot request statements for the current or previous tax year.

You can also write to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

PT Operations North East England
HM Revenue and Customs
BX9 1AN

If you’ve paid National Insurance in the Isle of Man

Your record will not show National Insurance contributions from the Isle of Man if you reach State Pension age after 5 April 2016.

Email the National Insurance office in the Isle of Man to find out how much you’ve paid.

Isle of Man National Insurance office
[email protected]

You can also write to the office.

National Insurance contributions
Income Tax Division
Government Office
Bucks Road
Douglas
Isle of Man
IM1 3TX

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