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Pay for your lasting power of attorney online by card

You can pay the application fee for your lasting power of attorney online using a debit or credit card.

Applies to England and Wales

Pay the LPA application fee online using a card

The quickest way to pay the lasting power of attorney (LPA) application fee is using a credit or debit card online. You can do this when you make your LPA online or after using a paper form.

Paying when you make an LPA online

If you use the Make a lasting power of attorney online service, you can pay by card as part of that service.

Paying when you make an LPA using a paper form (LP1F or LP1H)

On Section 14: Application fee, tick ‘Card’ and enter your phone number, preferably a mobile number. Do not put your card or bank account details on the form.

We will send you a letter with your unique reference number and a web address where you can pay the fee online: www.gov.uk/payments/opg/fee.

If you have given us a mobile number, we will also send you a text message with the unique reference number for your LPA. You can click a link in the text message to go to the secure website for online payment. You’ll need to enter the unique reference number, then use a credit or debit card to pay the fee.

Updates to this page

Published 11 October 2022
Last updated 13 December 2022 show all updates
  1. Changed the title and contents within to make it clearer about how to pay for an LPA online using a credit or debit card.

  2. Add the Welsh translation of the text

  3. Added a link to the online payment system 2i comments

  4. Added translation

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