I’ve been in the UK working for less than 1 year; can I have a refund of my National Insurance contributions?
A1: All UK employees under Retirement Pension age are liable to Class 1 National Insurance Contributions if their earnings are above a certain level for that year. If during that tax year your earnings were above the required level then you were liable to pay Class 1 National Insurance contributions. The contributions you have paid have, therefore been correctly deducted and there is no refund due.