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What is the Freelance Payment Portal?

Important information on the new ´óÏó´«Ã½ Freelance Payment Portal and what's changed.

Updated: 21 January 2025

The Freelance Payment Portal (FPP) is the online system that freelancers and agents use to view and accept their bookings for the ´óÏó´«Ã½.

If you are a freelancer or an agent this is where you will manage your ´óÏó´«Ã½ bookings and claim payments.

If you use assistive technology such as screen readers or speech to text software, please contact us for help with the FPP.

  • Please watch

    The below video demonstration will take you through the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Connect registration process and show you how to navigate the upgraded Freelance Payment Portal.

How to register for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Connect and navigate the upgraded Freelance Payment Portal

Using the Freelance Payment Portal

There are a number of mandatory steps to complete, prior to claiming your payment.

  • Register for to access the portal.
  • Your has been carried out by your ´óÏó´«Ã½ Contact.
  • You have completed the demographic information tile on the portal.
  • Bank details have been entered.

Important Information for PAYE Freelancers

If you are a PAYE Freelancer, payments will be claimed automatically and paid in the following month’s payroll, as long as the above steps have been completed.

  • Payroll cut of is 3rd of each month to be paid on the 15th of that month.
  • Your payment lines will be greyed out and not selectable. Instead they will be claimed automatically on the date your ´óÏó´«Ã½ Contact has scheduled for the payment to be released. Once claimed, it will appear on the claimed history tile.

Please see the example below:

A booking accepted on the 3rd November, with a payment date of 3rd November, will be automatically claimed overnight to be included in November payroll, and will appear on the claim history tile on the 4th November. If a booking is accepted after a payment date, that payment will be claimed overnight to be paid in the following payroll.

PAYE Payslips

PAYE workers who have tax and national insurance deducted by the ´óÏó´«Ã½ will have access to a .


What has changed?

With our ongoing commitment to becoming a ‘Great Place to Work’ & ‘Digital First’ approach, our focus has been on user experience and improved data security to ensure the portal seamlessly aligns with other ´óÏó´«Ã½ systems for continuous improvement. The upgraded portal is designed to make managing engagements and payments easier for you..

To access the FPP you will need to register for , a secure multi-factor authentication solution. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Connect offers greater number self-serve options for system access and making navigation across all devices, including mobile easier.

Please note ´óÏó´«Ã½ Connect & ´óÏó´«Ã½ Login are two separate solutions. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Connect is only available for the Freelance Payment Portal. ´óÏó´«Ã½ Login is used for other internal systems including myDevelopment (Mandatory Training).

Freelance Payment Portal landing page

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