If you want to work or claim benefits in the UK, you must have a National Insurance number (‘NINO’). To obtain a NINO you must be 16 or over and resident in Great Britain or Northern Ireland.
You can start work without one but you must then apply immediately. The law requires you to apply for a number if you do not already have one and you are working or are intending to work.
What is a National Insurance number?
Your National Insurance number (‘NINO’) ensures that the Government properly records your National Insurance contributions and taxes you pay. It also acts as your reference number for the whole social security system, for example when you contact the Department for Work and Pensions or HMRC.
Your NINO is unique to you throughout your life but it is not a form of identity. You must never use someone else’s NINO. Every person has their own number and each member of your family aged 16 or over should have their own number.
A NINO is made up of two letters, six numbers and a final letter, for example AB 12 34 56 C.
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