National Insurance Number (NI)

Your National Insurance Number is evidence of your right to work in the UK when you are looking for a job or starting out as self-employed. Your National Insurance number remains the same throughout your life and is made up of two letter, six digits, and one letter at the end (eg. AB987654Z).

There are a range of easy ways to get a reminder of your National Insurance Number:

• On your payslip
• On you P60 or P45
• In the National Insurance section of your personal tax account
• On letters from HMRC regarding your tax, pension or state benefits

There are some organisations that will need to know what your number is. These include:

• Your employer
• HMRC
• The Department for Work and Pensions – if you claim state benefits
• Your local council – if you claim housing benefit
• Electoral Registration Officers – when registering to vote
• The Student Loan Company – if you apply for a student loan
• Your pension provider – if you take out ​​a personal or stakeholder pension
• Your Individual Savings Account provider – if you take out an ISA
• Authorised financial service providers who help you buy and sell investments