03/09/2026
HMRC owes you money?
Left a job mid-year and haven’t worked since? You’ve probably overpaid tax.
PAYE assumes you’ll earn all year and spreads your tax-free allowance across 12 months, so stopping in August means you’ve paid tax on months of income you never got.
A P50 gets it back, and you could claim up to 4 years back.
(Exception: if you’re claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance or ESA, the Jobcentre sorts it automatically when your claim ends, no P50 needed.)
Know someone who left their job this year? Save this and send it to them.
Follow for more tips on how you can save money âś…