UK National Insurance NumbersThe last letter refers to the order you are drawn up in case of a war. A=the first lot, D=the the last lot. A NI number is issued at around the age of 16 and stays with you for. The previious post implies that a 70 year old with a A will get called up.
Women are issued with a A and aren't subject to conscription, so again, nonsense. The first 2 letters exist purely to allow repetitive use of the same 6 numbers, in the same way that car license numbers change prefix (ie KC52 LWD and KC57LWD, one use of 52LWD, 5 years apart.) Conscription is purely age and fitness based. Conscription in the UK? The letters at the end refer to the days when NI was recorded on a card and sent in to the DHS, so they didn't get them all at once they divided them in to 4 periods through the year, with the letter corresponding to the period your employer sent your card in.
They have no meaning now, if AB123456A is allocated AB123456B will never be issued, but they are kept so we all have the same format NI numbers. The information by the previous/2nd contributor is correct. Try contacting the insurance commissioner in your area. I needed to trace my N.I.N. In order to transfer my U.K. Superannuation to Australia. I phoned the number quoted below (+44 191 203 7010) during UK working hours.
I was advised to apply in writing; quoting full name, D.O.B, and name & address of my last two employers in U.K. To the following address:- HMRC Centre for Non-Residents Benton Park View Newcastle NE98122 United Kingdom I received my N.I.N. In the mail about Three weeks later.
I would like to add this report to help those who have not been able to contact the right Govt. Office for their lost NIN as a Non-Resident. First I did get the run around and then finally called the office I had sent fax's to, March 2007, wrong office, wrong fax number. I then called the same office, July 2007, the person who answered the phone was very helpful, she gave me a number to call for Non-Residents. I called the number, +44 191 203 7010 and the person who answered the phone was even more helpful, he gave me this fax number +811 and requested that I include the addresses of the last two Companies I worked for in UK and of course my DOB, this was on the 26th July 2007 and to my surprise they faxed me my NIN with all the info I might need in the future on the 31st July 2007. I sent them a letter of thanks. Here is more input:.
I have been trying to do the same thing. I have located an Inland Revenue National Insurance Number Trace form which is basically for Employers. I can forward a.pdf copy if you have an e-mail address. I called the contact phone number on this form and was referred to another number - 00811, to be called after 4.30 p.m.
UK time - somewhat mysterious!! I will update you if I have success. You could also contact the IR Centre for Non-Residents 0n +44 151 210 2222. I tried this on-line, and they tend to want your NI number to locate you. I have not yet had a response. I tried 00811 (after 4.30 p.m.
UK time) and eventually got to somebody who, was able to trace me in the system when I gave them my family name, initial, and date of birth. The cross check with you on who your last employer was in the UK. If you give them a current address they will mail you a letter that provides you the number. They will not send replacement NI cards overseas, but the letter should have sufficient personal details on it to provide proof the NI number belongs to you. I was toldd better contact numbers are Tel:08 or Fax:0845 915 5036.
On 24/7/06 I called 00811 around 6 pm UK time and was told to send a letter giving my full name, current address, and date of birth, to: HM Customs & Revenue, Benton Park View, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE99 1ZZ. I was told it would take them about 15 days to send me the number. Further update - the best number is 00811, after 4.30 UK time as only the evening shift deal with these enquiries. You have to write to HM Customs and Revenue, National Insurance Contributions Office, Floor BP 3001, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE98 1ZZ with your full name, date of birth and contact address. Make sure that when you leave the UK you obtain a P45 from your employer/s. Its important you retain this for any tax returns you needs to submit or simply for future reference. It will detail earnings, who you worked for and your National Insurance Number.Additional Info I have tried the number 4811,and it is not a fax number.
However from this I learned from a very nice lady called Liz, the correct fax no. Is (from Australia anyway ) 00254215. You automatically get your national insurance number sent to you before your 16th birthday, if you already have a number but can't remember it, you might be able to find it on official paperwork you've got at home, like. Your end of year statement of tax (P60). A copy of your annual tax return.
Other official correspondence. Your NI number never changes even if you go abroad, marry, register as a civil partner, change your name, etc.
If you still can't find your number, contact your local Jobcentre Plus, social security office or HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) NI Contributions Office and they'll tell you what to do.
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Contents. Allocation of number People born and resident in the UK are assigned a Child Reference Number shortly after birth when a claim is made for.
At age 15 years 9 months notifies each child of their NI number. In 1993, a one-off mass allocation of NI numbers was made to all children under the age of 16 whose parents were in receipt of Child Benefit.
As a result of this, siblings who met the criteria above were allocated NI numbers sequentially. Persons from abroad who wish to work in the UK, or those to whom a number was not initially allocated as children, must apply for a number through the (DWP).
The prefixes used are typically different from those used in the normal run. Format The format of the number is two prefix letters, six digits, and one suffix letter. The example used is typically QQ123456C. Often, the number is printed with spaces to pair off the digits, like this: QQ 12 34 56 C.
Neither of the first two letters can be D, F, I, Q, U or V. The second letter also cannot be O.
The prefixes BG, GB, NK, KN, TN, NT and ZZ are not allocated. Validation lists of issued two-letter prefixes are published from time to time. After the two prefix letters, the six digits are issued sequentially from 00 00 00 to 99 99 99.
The last two digits determine the day of the week on which various social security benefits are payable and when unemployed claimants need to attend their to sign on (renew their claims): 00 to 19 for Monday, 20 to 39 for Tuesday, 40 to 59 for Wednesday, 60 to 79 for Thursday and 80 to 99 for Friday. The suffix letter is either A, B, C, or D. (although F, M, and P have been used for temporary numbers in the past).
The NI number is unique without the suffix letter, so, for example, if AB 12 34 56 C exists, then there will be no other numbers beginning with AB 12 34 56 (although temporary numbers were not necessarily unique, because two people with the same date of birth would have had the same number). In official electronic submissions, the final letter may be represented by a space if not known. Until 1975, the suffixes A, B, C and D at the end of the NI number signified the period of validity of the National Insurance cards originally used to collect National Insurance contributions (NICs). Cards were exchanged every twelve months and because of the very large numbers of cards issued the exchange was staggered. Suffix A cards ran from March of one year until March of the next when they were exchanged for a new one. Stagger B suffix cards ran from June until the following June, stagger C from September until the following September and stagger D from December until the following December.
For example, a B stagger card issued in 1955 might have run from the first Monday in June that year until the first Sunday in June the following year. This staggered system operated from 5 July 1948 until 1975, at which time the A stagger cards were extended to run an extra five weeks, until 5 April 1975, in line with the end of the tax year. The B, C and D stagger NI Cards had a shorter period of validity in their final year, and ran from June, September and December respectively in 1974 until 6 April 1975. From 6 April 1975 onwards, a computerised National Insurance Recording System (NIRS) was used to allocate all NICs by tax years.
In Great Britain, expired NI cards were sorted into one hundred separate groups corresponding to the final two numbers of the NI number and were posted to the individual insured person's NI account (the RF1) by the corresponding one hundred ledger sections at the Records Branch of the Central Office of the and its successors—the (from 1945), (1953), the (1968), (1988), and (since 2001). These 100 sections dealt not only with the recording of NI contributions but with requests for information about qualifying contributions necessary to pay sickness, unemployment, widows, and other benefits and also with any correspondence arising from those NI accounts and NI cards. Within each of the 100 sections, NI numbers were allocated among 16 splits with one clerk administering each split.
To trace unknown NI numbers, a general index contained millions of small RF2 index slips, filed in order of surname and listing the name(s), date of birth, and NI number for every person within the National Insurance scheme. The Northern Ireland National Insurance scheme is funded and administered separately from the scheme in Great Britain but operates identically so that, in practice, the same rules apply throughout the United Kingdom. Temporary numbers Until April 2001, employers sometimes allocated their employees a temporary insurance number, which followed the format ' TN dd mm yy x', where 'TN' stands for temporary number and is static and x is M for male, F for female, or P for pensioner and the numbers in the midsection were the employee's date of birth. In the case of a woman born on 31 December 1958, for example, the temporary NI number would have been TN 31 12 58 F. Temporary NI numbers could not be used to trace back any NI credits or personal details. Since 2001 the National Insurance number must be obtained – the temporary code must not now be used.
Another type of temporary NI number is the Revenue-issued 'temporary reference' used when HMRC is unable to trace a taxpayer's original NI number. It follows the format 63 T12345. Administrative numbers Reference numbers similar in format to NI numbers are sometimes allocated for tax or benefit purposes with special prefix letters.
Special prefixes used in the past include the letters OO (for claims), CR (for investigations), FY (formerly for claims, named after the social security office where claims were processed), MW (used from 1980 to 1987 for migrant workers), NC (formerly for, PP (for use by pension schemes as PP999999P), and PY or PZ (both used for tax-only accounts created prior to 2003). Numbercards From 1984 until 2011, when a person was allocated an NI number he or she also received a plastic 'numbercard' of similar proportions to a with the number raised on the front. Prior to 1984, a was issued instead. The card is only used as a reminder of the number and the card itself is not needed to start work, and is not considered a valid identity card. Numbercards were phased out from September 2010, and the issue of numbercards ceased completely in October 2011.
NI numbers are now notified by letter. Crown dependencies National Insurance numbers issued in the hold the prefix MA.
Similarly, those issued in start with JY, and those issued in hold the prefix GY. Only Channel Island NINOs issued prior to 1975 are validated, and recognised for UK use by HMRC. Use for tax purposes The National Insurance number is used as a reference number in the system, and also by the self-employed.
It is also used in applications for (ISAs), to check that an individual has opened only one ISA in a tax year. However, the NI number is not used universally as a tax identification number.
Taxpayers who need to file a are given a different number, a (UTR), which is used as a reference number in the self-assessment tax system. Use for identification NI numbers are sometimes used for identification purposes in other contexts which have nothing to do with their original National Insurance purpose – such as forming part of evidence of right to work in the UK. The NI card, however, is not proof of identity. References. Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Retrieved 18 March 2016. for example, by HM Revenue & Customs in.
(PDF). House of Commons Briefing PaperLibrary. Retrieved 18 March 2016. HMRC Manuals. Retrieved 18 March 2016. Payroll Help.
Retrieved 18 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2011. HM Revenue and Customs. Retrieved 10 March 2015. DWP Central Freedom of Information Team. 11 October 2013.
Retrieved 10 March 2015., Appendix B: Valid National Insurance Number Prefixes (page 46)., HM Revenue & Customs: Avoiding and correcting errors in your Employer Annual Return. (PDF).
Department for Work and Pensions. Retrieved 29 September 2011. Example regulations:. The Stationery Office.
9 March 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2011. Archived from on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
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UK Border Agency. Retrieved 28 August 2012. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to. The official UK government definition of the NI number format.
Also includes links to the XML Schema data type definition in the CitizenIdentificationTypes schema published by the Office of the e-Envoy. HM Revenue & Customs official page. Information about UTR Number.
Online If you’ve lost or forgotten your National Insurance number, or if you need a letter confirming it you can:. register for or log in to your personal tax account to view or print a letter confirming your number now. fill in the online form and post it to us, if you’re unable to register for a personal tax account You can also find your National Insurance number on your payslip, P60, tax returns or official letters about tax, pensions or benefits. Webchat Webchat is unavailable at the moment because of technical problems. Webchat is closed at the moment. All webchat advisers are busy at the moment. Advisers are available to chat.
Phone Call to get advice if:. you’re over 15 years and 9 months and 20 years old and haven’t received a National Insurance number.
you cannot register for a new personal tax account to view your National Insurance number or print the confirmation letter. you’re over 20 years old and haven’t got a National Insurance number HMRC won’t tell you your National Insurance number over the phone. They’ll post it to you and it’ll arrive within 15 working days.
This application is to apply for a new national insurance number. Our Service costs £54.00, which will include applying for a National Insurance Number on your behalf.
Other benefits are listed on page. Applicants who have already been issued a national insurance number, live in Northern Ireland and do not currently live in the UK can not apply. EU-Citizens and Eligible travelers holding working VISA's will be able to apply online for their national insurance number. If you have UK Citizenship but was not born in the United Kingdom please apply for a new number. If you are planning on working in the UK you will need to apply for a national insurance number.
Your National Insurance Number will allow you to pay the correct amount of tax and National Insurance contributions. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK in order to. UK-Citizens who have not received their national insurance number by their 16th birthday are able to recover their number using our replacement service. In order to receive a national insurance number for work purposes, you must attend an identity interview.
Once you have applied via our service, we will check the information in which you have supplied us with. This is to confirm we have all the correct and required information in order to submit the application on your behalf.
An appointment will be booked into the soonest available appointment at your closest allocated Job Centre. Once your appointment has been booked an email will be sent to the email address provided on the application form. The email will contain your appointment details and explain what documents you will need to take.
Applicants will generally get an appointment 1-2 weeks after applying. If you get accepted after your identity appointment it will take 3-6 weeks for your national insurance number to arrive in the post. You can work in the UK for up to 9 weeks while waiting for your NI Number.
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NI numbers have no serial number associated with them - they are a serial number in isolation. What document are you using to prove your NI?
(payslip, P60 etc.) Some private companies misunderstand NI numbers and think the cards/issuing letters are legal documents in themselves (they are not, they are just something official which contains your NI number). A payslip, P60 or Benefit Award letter would be a common way to prove NI for anyone who's not 'fresh off the boat' so to say Given that the DVLA is a government department, they will definitely know this. Source - used to work for the DWP in an office which issued NI numbers to immigrants as a customer service manager. I've had many tedious discussions with supermarket managers about the irrelevance of (now discontinued) NI cards. Nothing wrong with that. The serial number in that case would be your NI number (as with the other documents I mentioned). Most people lose their letter/card at some point.
The important thing is being able to prove that the NI number belongs to you. An analogy would be your passport number. There's no such thing as a passport number number - if you already have a unique number, you don't need another unique number to identify your unique number. It would be like choosing a unique username for a website and then choosing another unique username for that unique username - completely redundant.