What is the Freelance Payment Portal?

Important information on the new BBC Freelance Payment Portal and what's changed.

Updated: 12 December 2025

As part of a broader piece of work to improve the experience for our PAYE freelancers, we are changing the frequency for when they are paid.

From Friday 10th October, any PAYE freelancers will be paid via a weekly payroll.

Find out more about the Weekly Payroll Transition.

Important Update on December & January Payment Schedule for Freelancers

Freelancers on our weekly payroll will continue to receive payments every Friday throughout December and January, including Friday, 2 January. However, please note that we cannot process payroll on Friday, 26 December (Boxing Day).

To ensure you receive payment during Christmas week, the payroll date has been moved forward to Wednesday, 24 December.

Here’s how the schedule will work:

The previous payroll will run as normal on Friday, 19 December.
The cut-off for accepting bookings for the 24 Dec payroll has been moved forward to Wednesday, 17 December.
The 24 December payroll will cover a shorter period and include payments for work completed between 15 and 17 December only.
Any work completed between 18 and 21 December will be paid on Friday, 2 January.
Work completed between 22 and 28 December will also be paid on Friday, 2 January.

Please accept your bookings earlier to avoid any delays with payments.

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

If you are a freelancer or an agent this is where you will manage your BBC 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.

Using the Freelance Payment Portal

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

Register for BBC Connect to access the portal.
Your right to work check has been carried out by your BBC Contact.
You have completed the demographic information tile on the portal.
Bank details have been entered.

We have a selection of bitesize support videos on this page to help you with how to register, log in, and use the new Freelance Payment Portal. Each video guides you through specific features, making the system easy to use.

How to register for BBC Connect

This video provides a step-by-step guide on how to set up multi-factor authentication

Logging on after previously registering

How to log into the FPP once you have activated your BBC Connect account.

Updating personal information

How to update your personal information on the FPP.

Accepting your first booking

How to accept your first booking on the FPP.

Getting additional help

View information on how to get additional help when using the FPP.

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 off 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 BBC 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 BBC will have access to a monthly payslip.