Download the HMRC app
How to download and access the HMRC app on a mobile device to get information about your tax, National Insurance, tax credits and benefits.
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 from the:
- App Store for iOS
- Google Play Store for Android
What the app does
The HMRC app is a quick and easy way to get information about your tax, National Insurance, tax credits and benefits.
You can use it to check your:
- tax code
- National Insurance number
- income and benefits
- employment and income history from the previous 5 years
- tax credits, when they will be paid and how much you will receive
- Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) for Self Assessment
- Self Assessment tax and how much you owe
- Child Benefit
- State Pension forecast
- gaps in National Insurance contributions
You can also use it to:
- get an estimate of the tax you need to pay
- make a Self Assessment payment
- make a Simple Assessment payment
- set a reminder to make a Self Assessment payment
- report tax credits changes and complete your renewal
- access your Help to Save account
- use our tax calculator to work out your take home pay after Income Tax and National Insurance deductions
- track forms and letters you have sent to us
- claim a refund if you have paid too much tax
- ask HMRC’s digital assistant for help and information
- update your name
- update your address
- save your National Insurance number to your digital wallet
- check for gaps in your National Insurance contributions and the benefits of paying them
- check if you can make a payment for gaps in your National Insurance contributions
- choose to be contacted by HMRC electronically, instead of by letter
How to access the app
Open the app and enter your Government Gateway user ID and password to sign in for the first time. If you do not have a user ID, you can create one via the app.
You’ll then be able to access the app quickly and easily by signing in using either:
- a 6-digit PIN
- your fingerprint
- facial recognition
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.
Accessibility of the app
We want as many people as possible to be able to use the HMRC app. Our accessibility statements describe how the app works with assistive technologies:
Updates to this page
Published 4 November 2022Last updated 12 December 2024 + show all updates
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The 'Make life easier with the HMRC app' YouTube video has been updated.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Added translation.
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Links to the accessibility statements for the HMRC app have been added.
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First published.