Paying your contributions online

Class 1 contributions

Employed earners and their employers pay Class 1 contributions. 

Class 1 contributions are earnings related and are made up of two elements:

Employers deduct the primary contribution from their employees’ wages and pay that together with the secondary contribution to Social Security.  

Make sure you have your statement of account or reminder letter to hand in order to find your employer’s code and quarter reference.  

Finding your employer’s code

These can be found on your statement of account or reminder letter and has five alphanumeric characters. 

If you're making a payment on someone else’s behalf, make sure you have their correct details.

Class 2 contributions

You pay Class 2 contributions if you're not employed or self-employed..

Make sure you have your statement of account or reminder letter to hand in order to find your Social Security number and quarter reference. 

If you don't pay your contributions by the due date on your statement of account, it may affect your entitlement to benefits. 

Finding y​our ​Social Security numb​er​​

This can be found either on your statement of account or reminder letter.  

It starts with two characters, usually ‘JY’, followed by six numerical digits and a single letter at the end, eg JY123456A.  

If you are making a payment on someone else’s behalf, make sure you have their correct details.

Paying contributions if you're self-employed

Instalment plan payment​​​​​​​​

If you have an instalment plan agreement with the Social Security Department, you can make your payments online.  

Make sure you have your instalment agreement to hand in order to find your instalment agreement number. 

If you're behind with your payments, you should contact the Contributions and Enforcement Department immediately.​​ ​

This can be found on your statement of account and is either A, B, C or D followed by a year (eg, 2020). 

If you wish to pay multiple quarters, add an item for each period. 

Payments can be made to Customer and local services in one of the following ways:

Direct Debit (available to Class 2 contributors only)

You can pay monthly in arrears by Direct Debit. Complete the online form, print it out, sign it and send it onto our address. 

Pay with direct debit

Debit card

You can pay using ​​​​your debit card online, on the phone or in person at Social Security.

No card details will be stored on any Government of Jersey systems.

We only accept the following debit cards:

• ​Visa Debit
• Visa Electron
• MasterCard Debit
• Maestro​

We don't accept credit card payments, nor cash or debit card details through the post.

Pay your contributions online

Cheques

You can pay by cheque made payable to 'Social Security'. 

Make sure that the remittance advice from your statement of account is included, and that your Social Security number or employer's code is written on the back of the cheque.

Post it to:

Social Security Department
PO Box 55
La Motte Street
St Helier
Jersey
JE4 8PE

Cash

You can pay with cash in person to the Social Security cashiers at La Motte Street between 8.30am and 5pm.​