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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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