National Insurance
Commons · Question 91961 · Tabled 18 Nov 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she expects HMRC to bring processing times for A1 forms back within service standards.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 3 Dec 2025
Due to increased demand for National Insurance services ahead of the 5 April 2025 deadline for making voluntary contributions, there have been delays in processing A1 applications. As of 2 December 2025:There are around 11,000 digital (online A1) applicat...