Form

Apply for National Insurance credits if you’re a parent or carer

Claim or transfer Class 3 National Insurance credits using form CF411A.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 28 February 2012
• Last updated: 13 December 2022 — See all updates

Documents

Apply online (sign in using Government Gateway)

http://www.tax.service.gov.uk/digital-forms/form/application-for-credits-for-parents-and-carers/draft/guide

Apply using the print and post form

Ref: CF411A

https://public-online.hmrc.gov.uk/lc/content/xfaforms/profiles/forms.html?contentRoot=repository:///Applications/NICs_iForms/1.0/CF411A&template=CF411A.xdp

Notes to help you fill in the form CF411A

Ref: CF411A Notes

PDF, 260 KB, 2 pages

Details

If you’re a parent or carer of a child under 12

You should automatically get credits if you claim Child Benefit.

If you or your partner are registered for Child Benefit you can:

• apply for credits missing from your National Insurance record
• transfer credits from a spouse or partner

If you’re a foster or kinship carer

You can apply for National Insurance credits. You’ll need to provide supporting evidence with your form.

How to complete the form

Use the online service

To apply online you need a Government Gateway account.  You can read about how to register and sign in.

If you’re submitting a letter of confirmation or supporting evidence, the attachment should be no more than 5MB in PDF or JPEG format.

You will get a reference number that you can use to track the progress of your form.

Send the postal form

Before you start

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You’ll need to fill in the form fully before you can print it. You cannot save a partly completed form so we suggest you gather all your information together before you begin to fill it in. You’ll need to post any supporting evidence with the form.

Where to send the form

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

Published 28 February 2012
Last updated 13 December 2022 + show all updates

1. 13 December 2022

   Carers of a child under 12 and kinship carers can apply for National Insurance credits.

2. 7 April 2020

   Foster and kinship carers can apply online or by post for NICs. Address for postal application has been updated.

3. 17 October 2019

   New English and Welsh PDF versions of the CF411A form have been added.

4. 11 January 2019

   The Welsh version of the CF411A notes have been updated with information on the Data Protection Act and time limits for applications.

5. 4 January 2019

   The English version of 'Notes on how to apply or transfer credits for parents and carers' has been updated with information on the Data Protection Act and time limits for applications.

6. 17 January 2018

   The English and Welsh versions for the print and post iForms and notes have been updated.

7. 12 April 2016

   An online forms service is now available.

8. 8 April 2015

   Welsh version of the form CF411A has been added to this page.

9. 28 February 2012

   First published.