The Government has announced an increase in the cost of new passports next month, which will see an online standard UK adult application rise to more than £100 for the first time.
A standard UK adult passport applied for online will increase by 8% from 8 April, from £94.50 to £102. A child’s passport applied for online will rise from £61.50 to £66.50.
Postal applications will go up from £107 to £115.50 for adults, and from £74 to £80 for children. The one-day Premium Service application for adults made within the UK will increase from £222 to £239.50.
The changes are subject to parliamentary approval but are expected to go ahead.
The Government said the money ‘will help the Home Office to continue to move towards a system that meets its costs through those who use it, reducing reliance on funding from general taxation’.
“The Government does not make any profit from the cost of passport applications,” it said.
“The fees contribute to the cost of processing passport applications, consular support overseas, including for lost or stolen passports, and the cost of processing British citizens at UK borders.”
Next month’s price hike follows increases of 7% in each of the last two years, and 9% in 2023.
