National Insurance number
E119110
A National Insurance number is a unique personal identifier used in the United Kingdom’s social security and tax systems to track an individual’s contributions and entitlements.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Insurance number canonical | 2 |
| NI number | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
identifier
ⓘ
personal identification number ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
National Insurance number
ⓘ
surface form:
NI number
|
| appliesTo |
United Kingdom residents
ⓘ
United Kingdom workers ⓘ individual persons ⓘ |
| assignedBy |
Department for Work and Pensions
ⓘ
HM Revenue and Customs ⓘ |
| assignedTo | an individual for life ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exampleFormat | QQ 12 34 56 C ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
prefix letters
ⓘ
six-digit numeric sequence ⓘ suffix letter ⓘ |
| hasFormat | two letters, six digits, one final letter ⓘ |
| isUnique | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
National Insurance contribution record
ⓘ
individual tax record ⓘ |
| notUsedAs | proof of identity on its own ⓘ |
| partOfSystem |
National Insurance contributions
ⓘ
surface form:
National Insurance system
United Kingdom taxation system ⓘ United Kingdom welfare system ⓘ |
| privacyConsideration | should be kept confidential ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom government
|
| requiredFor |
accessing some public services
ⓘ
claiming state benefits ⓘ claiming the UK State Pension ⓘ paying National Insurance contributions ⓘ paying income tax through PAYE ⓘ working legally in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| storedOn |
National Insurance card (historically)
ⓘ
P45 forms ⓘ P60 forms ⓘ official correspondence from HMRC ⓘ payslips ⓘ |
| typicallyIssuedAtAge | 16 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Department for Work and Pensions
ⓘ
HM Revenue and Customs ⓘ employers in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administration of benefits
ⓘ
administration of tax records ⓘ employment records ⓘ tracking National Insurance contributions ⓘ tracking social security entitlements ⓘ tracking state pension eligibility ⓘ |
| usedIn |
United Kingdom social security system
ⓘ
United Kingdom tax system ⓘ |
| validFrom | when a person is registered in the UK system ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NI number