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Applying for a National Insurance Number

Applying for a National Insurance Number with our Aupair Agency
 
If you have just started working in the UK you must apply for a National Insurance Number by contacting the National Insurance Registrations Helpline on Tel 0845 915 7006. Lines are open 8.30 am to 5.00 pm Monday to Friday.
What happens when you apply for a National Insurance number
 
Jobcentre Plus will arrange an 'Evidence of Identity' interview for you or send you a postal application.

Childcare Vouchers and Nannies, Mother's Helps, Aupairs

Two types of financial support are available under the Ofsted regsiter which came into force in April 2007: working tax credits and employer-supported childcare vouchers.
Many nanny employers will not benefit from the working tax credit as only households with a combined family income of £59,000 or less will qualify.
However, it is expected that employer-supported childcare vouchers will become a popular way for parents to make a substantial saving, as this form of tax relief is available to all parents, regardless of income.

Mother's Helps and National Insurance contributions

The amount and type of National Insurance contributions you pay depend on whether you're employed or self-employed and how much you earn. The rates shown below are for the 2011-12 tax year.
 
IF YOU ARE EMPLOYED
 
If you're employed you pay Class 1 National Insurance contributions. The rates are:
 
  • if you earn more than £139 a week and up to £817 a week, you pay 12 per cent of the amount you earn between £139 and £817

Registering as an Employer when hiring a Mother's Help

WHEN  YOU NEED TO REGISTER
You don't necessarily need to register as an employer once you take someone on. Check first that at least one of the following conditions applies to you. If any apply, then you need to register:
  • the employee already has another job
  • they are receiving a state or occupational pension
  • you're paying them at or above the PAYE threshold (http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/paye/rates-thresholds.htm)
  • you're paying them at or above the National Insurance Lower Earnings Limit (
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