If you do not have a NI number and wish to apply for a Bus Pass then please contact the Concessionary Fares Team via our contact centre.Įverybody that is looking to work or study in the UK, is required to apply for a NI number. Payslips, salary statement or works pension statement (as long as it shows your National Insurance number). Children under 16 who receive disabled benefits will be issued with a temporary NI number until they are 16. You will normally be sent an NI number just before your 16th birthday. HMRC no longer send NI cards out.Įverybody over the age of 16 has an NI number. HMRC will not tell you your NI number over the phone - they will post it to you. phone the National Insurance numbers helpline and answer some questions (you'll need to fill in form CA5403 if you can't answer the questions). Each persons entitlement to contributory benefit, based on their record of paying National Insurance contributions (NICs) on their earnings or profits, is.fill in form number CA5403 and send it to the address on the form.If you still can't find it, you can either: It will also be present on any of your benefits paperwork including: Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, Employment and Support Allowance, Housing Benefit and Job Seekers Allowance. You can find your NI number on your payslip, P60 or tax return. You can either complete an online form available on the HMRC website or call the helpline on 03 or Textphone on 03 (lines are open Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm and Saturdays and Sunday 8am to 4pm). If you have lost your NI number you should contact HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). If you have never lived or worked in the Isle of Man or UK previously or you have reached Age 16 and not been issued with a National Insurance number you can apply for a number by completing the form CA5400. Their system had unique symbols for the numbers zero to four and all other numbers are constructed by various arrangements of these. You will normally be sent a National Insurance Number just before your 16 th birthday. They also used numerals unlike any encountered on the surface. As stated above, the difference between taxable income and income tax is the individuals NI, but this number is not noted on individual tax forms. Each NHS Number is made up of 10 digits shown in a 3-3-4 format. The Dni used a unique base-25 counting system, rather than the decimal (or base-10) system used by many human societies. Your NI number will have a format of two letters, six digits and either A,B,C, or D. We are making it a requirement to supply an NI number in order to monitor fraud and deliver a more efficient concessionary fares scheme.Ī NHS number is not a NI number. Your National Insurance (NI) number is unique to you.
Free bus pass applications and renewals are changingįrom 23 February 2015 everyone applying for a concessionary bus pass or renewing a pass must provide their National Insurance number.