Changes to HMRC helpline opening hours
12 October 2020
Since the onset of the outbreak of coronavirus, HMRC has reduced its phone helpline operating hours, to 8am-4pm. It was hoped that these opening hours would give HMRC customers the help they needed at times that were most convenient for them.
The majority of helplines will now see their opening hours extended to 8am – 6pm, as a result of HMRC monitoring the times that people were using the services most frequently. The hours that the webchat function is available for will also be changing. The service will no longer be available after 8pm, or on Sundays, so that more advisers can be made available during the times when HMRC customers need them the most.
This applies to the majority of service lines, but not all. Details on which helplines are available and their associated opening hours can be located on GOV.UK.
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