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Download the HMRC app

Download and access the HMRC app to manage your details, taxes and benefits.

Updates to this page

From:
HM Revenue & Customs
Published:
4 November 2022
Last updated:
7 September 2026
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  1. Guidance about how you can use the HMRC app to manage your information, taxes and benefits has been added.

  2. Information about data protection in the HMRC App has been added.

  3. 'What the app does' has been updated - you can now use the app to tell HMRC you no longer need to send a tax return.

  4. The link to the HMRC specific feedback form has been removed.

  5. This page has been updated due to tax credits discontinued from 5 April 2025. All references to tax credits have been removed.

  6. Added translation

  7. The 'Make life easier with the HMRC app' YouTube video has been updated.

  8. You can now use the HRMC app to make a Simple Assessment payment, check for gaps in National Insurance contributions and also check if you can make online payments for gaps in your National Insurance contributions.

  9. If you do not have a UK address and you do not know your National Insurance number, follow the guidance to find a lost National Insurance number before trying to create a Government Gateway user ID.

  10. You can now use the HMRC app to update your name, save your National Insurance number to your digital wallet and to get help from HMRC's digital assistant.

  11. This page has been updated to show you can use the HMRC app to check your Child Benefit and State Pension, set a reminder to make a Self Assessment payment and choosing to be contacted by HMRC electronically instead of by paper.

  12. Added translation.

  13. Links to the accessibility statements for the HMRC app have been added.

  14. First published.

Watch our YouTube video to find out what you can use the HMRC app for:

Make life easier with the HMRC app.

Get the app

You can download the app for iOS and Android devices.

Get the HMRC App from the apple app store

 Get the HMRC App from the google play store

Sign in to the app

Download and open the app. Enter the details you use to sign in to HMRC online services. If you do not already have sign in details, you can create them in the app.

You’ll then be able to sign in to the app using either:

  • a 6-digit PIN

  • your fingerprint

  • facial recognition

Use the app

You can use the app to get information about your tax, National Insurance and benefits.

Manage your information

You can use the app to:

  • update your name or your address

  • choose how HMRC contacts you

  • track forms and letters you have sent to us

Manage your taxes

You can use the app to check:

  • your tax code

  • your National Insurance number and save it to your Google or Apple wallet

  • your Self Assessment Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) and find out how much tax you owe

  • your Annual Tax Summary and employment history

  • for gaps in your National Insurance record

  • if you need to report additional income from a second job, investments, or a sale or transfer of an asset

You can also use the app to:

  • make payments and set reminders to make payments

  • tell us if you no longer need to send a Self Assessment tax return

  • estimate your take-home pay on the tax calculator

  • claim a refund if you have paid too much tax

  • pay gaps in your National Insurance record

Manage your benefits

You can use the app to:

  • check your State Pension summary

  • apply for and manage Child Benefit

  • check your eligibility for, apply for and manage your Help to Save account

Accessibility of the app

Our accessibility statements describe how the app works with assistive technologies:

Data protection in the app

For more information about how HMRC and other organisations may use your data when you use the HMRC App, read the HMRC App Privacy Notice.

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