Gregory Campbell – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2015-12-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people did not have a National Insurance number on 31 March 2015.

Priti Patel

Information is not available on how many people did not have a National Insurance Number (NINo) on 31 March 2015 because not everyone needs, or is entitled to a NINo.

The majority of UK Nationals are allocated a NINo by HMRC when they approach age 16.

DWP is responsible for allocating NINos to adults, which mainly affects adults entering the UK from abroad. A NINo is only allocated when an individual requires one for employment purposes, where the individual has a legal right to work in the UK, or if there is entitlement to a Social Security Benefit/ Tax Credit or in order to be awarded a Student Loan.