About this guidance
Average completion time is about 5 minutes.
The number of questions may vary depending on your answers.
You can check and amend your answers after each section.
If you are applying on behalf of a deceased person, use their information to answer the questions.
Before you continue
You need to know if you have any gaps in your National Insurance record from 6 April 1978 to 5 April 2010.
Check your National Insurance record (opens in new tab) for gaps in contributions.
You may also need to know if:
- you paid reduced rate National Insurance contributions for married women
- HRP is already held on your National Insurance record
If you do not know this information or have gaps in your National Insurance record you can contact HMRC (opens in new tab).