Is GOV.UK Pay down right now?
No — GOV.UK Pay is up. All systems operational as of Aug 19, 10:44 PM UTC.
Current Status
All Systems Operational
Components
Recent Incidents
Degraded Worldpay authorisation rates
minorAug 19, 2026 · resolved Aug 19
Worldpay authorisation rates have returned to normal
Issue with CSV downloads
minorJul 2, 2026 · resolved Jul 2
The fix has been deployed, and we have seen CSV downloads working as expected, we will continue to monitor this issue this afternoon.
Worldpay outage
criticalJun 23, 2026 · resolved Jun 23
Worldpay authorisation have now returned to normal levels.
Reduced authorisation rates from Stripe on 12 February 2026
noneFeb 13, 2026 · resolved Feb 13
There was reduced authentication success rates for payments processed by Stripe between 17:49 and 19:53 UTC on 12 February 2026. We can confirm that authorisation rates returned to normal levels after this and we have monitored normal levels throughout the day today. We’re sorry about the late notification of this issue. Services using Worldpay were not affected.
Partial outage affecting payments and Admin Tool
minorJan 30, 2026 · resolved Jan 30
This incident is now resolved and we are operating a normal service on the GOV.UK Pay platform. If you have any questions about this incident please email govuk-pay-support@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk.
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GOV.UK Pay status — frequently asked questions
Is GOV.UK Pay down right now?
No — GOV.UK Pay is up. All systems operational as of Aug 19, 10:44 PM UTC.
What is GOV.UK Pay's current status?
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