Thought I read somewhere on here, that the deadline had been extended by a month. It says so on NE website.Ring them - we were the same eventually came a couple of weeks ago the deadline to apply for this years payent was last monday - presumably they will waive this for you - can't see them not making an offer as it is undersubscribed - and even once offers are made it seems like people aren't taking them up as they are so onerous on paperwork - good luck !