3. Summary
When you're self-employed, you have to pay your National Insurance contributions yourself in your annual Self Assessment, together with any income tax you might owe.
In your case when you earn £0:
Income tax breakdown:
- You pay no income tax on the first £12,570 that you make You pay £0 (20%) on your self-employment income between £12,570 and £0
National insurance breakdown:
- No contributions on the first £12,570 that you make You pay £0 in contributions (at 6%) on your income between £12,570 and £0 You pay £0 in NI Class 2 contributions.