Do delivery apps tell HMRC what I earn?
Yes. Since 2024 every platform collects your National Insurance number and reports what it paid you to HMRC each year, with no minimum for delivery or driving work.
Last checked 29/09/2026.
Yes. Under the reporting rules for digital platforms, which started on 1 January 2024, apps collect your name, address, date of birth and National Insurance number and send HMRC what they paid you each calendar year, by the following 31 January. They must give you a copy.
There is no minimum for services. The small-seller exemption applies to selling goods, not to delivery or passenger work.
The report runs January to December; your return runs 6 April to 5 April, so the numbers will not match and are not meant to. What the platforms tell HMRC explains how to reconcile them.
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