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Download the HMRC app

How to download and access the HMRC app on a mobile device to findget out information about your tax, National Insurance, tax credits and benefits.

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 theit HMRC app to check:

  • your tax code and National Insurance number
  • your income and benefits
  • your income from work in the previous 5 years
  • how much you will receive in tax credits and when they will be paid
  • your Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) for Self Assessment
  • how much Self Assessment tax you owe
  • your Child Benefit
  • your State Pension

You can also use it to:

  • get an estimate of the tax you need to pay
  • make a Self 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 postal address
  • save your National Insurance number to your digital wallet
  • choose to be contacted by HMRC electronically, instead of by letter

HowGet to get the app

You can download the app from:

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 in the app.

TheYou’ll nextthen timebe youable useto access the app youquickly willand signeasily in by signing in using either:

  • a 6-digit PIN
  • your fingerprint
  • facial recognition

How accessible the app is

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:

Published 4 November 2022
Last updated 1422 AugustNovember 2023 + show all updates
  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Added translation.

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