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1679192

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	National Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many working-age claimants of benefits were non-UK nationals when they registered for a National Insurance number.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	7648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>Statistics on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/nationality-at-point-of-national-insurance-number-registration-of-dwp-working-age-benefit-recipients-data-to-november-2020" target="_blank">Nationality at point of National Insurance number registration of DWP working age benefit recipients</a> are only available to November 2020. Publication of these statistics has been discontinued and to provide more recent data would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 09/01/2024 13:59:42 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1661477

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	National Insurance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many national insurance numbers were issued in each of the past five years; and how many were outstanding at each year end.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL10242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2023 answer text <p>The department regularly publishes the number of National Insurance Numbers (NINOs) allocated by DWP to Adult Foreign Nationals on Stat-Xplore, and these are shown in Table 1 for the past five years. The number of outstanding applications at the end of each year are shown in Table 2. These figures do not include those NINOs issued by HMRC to juveniles.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 1: Annual number of National Insurance Numbers Allocated to Adult Foreign Nationals, April 2018 to March 2023</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FYE 2019</p></td><td><p>650,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2020</p></td><td><p>760,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2021</p></td><td><p>230,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2022</p></td><td><p>770,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2023</p></td><td><p>1,110,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Source: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">Stat-Xplore</a></p><p>Note: Data has been rounded to the nearest 10,000.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 2: Number of outstanding National Insurance Number applications at the end of the last 5 business years</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FYE 2019</p></td><td><p>86,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2020</p></td><td><p>60,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2021</p></td><td><p>55,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2022</p></td><td><p>22,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FYE 2023</p></td><td><p>10,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Internal NINO clerical Capacity Plans and NINO Work Position Overviews.</p><p>Note: Data has been rounded to the nearest 1,000.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 28/09/2023 09:15:17 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1626947

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	National Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the change to the national insurance credit system from a manual to automated system on the accuracy of NI figures distributed to recipients.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	184648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>HMRC are responsible for the National Insurance Recording System.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/05/2023 11:25:22 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1367463

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	National Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that all holders of a Turkish Businessperson Visa applying for a National Insurance number are granted it within 16 weeks of submitting their online application and CA5400D form.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	72557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>The National Insurance Number (NINo) interviewing service was suspended from 17th of March 2020 as a result of COVID-19. Since fully re-opening on 28th April 2021, we have been experiencing high demand for the NINo Service.</p><p> </p><p>Additional staff have been recruited and trained in the NINo process to reduce backlogs.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst we are advising applicants it may take up to 16 weeks to process their application, the majority are being dealt with in around 4-6 weeks, however some may take longer if additional checks are required.</p><p /><p>Additionally, we reviewed the National Insurance number process for Turkish Businesspersons and introduced a more streamlined process for this group on 9<sup>th</sup> June 2021.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/11/2021 15:48:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1367563

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	National Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the processing time for National Insurance number applications is 16 weeks; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce that processing time.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	72351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>The National Insurance Number (NINo) interviewing service was suspended from 17th of March 2020 as a result of COVID-19. Since fully re-opening on 28th April 2021, we have been experiencing high demand for the NINo Service.</p><p> </p><p>Additional staff have been recruited and trained in the NINo process to reduce backlogs.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst we are advising applicants it may take up to 16 weeks to process their application, the majority are being dealt with in around 4-6 weeks, however some may take longer if additional checks are required.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/11/2021 15:44:50 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1359814

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	National Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of issuing a National Insurance number to people who have been granted a Turkish Businessperson visa as soon as they receive that visa.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	57060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>In respect of immigration applications, Turkish Businesspersons are initially granted 12 months’ visa, during which time they should establish their business and register for tax and national insurance. Self-employed business people are legally required to register for the payment of income tax and national insurance contributions.</p><p> </p><p>As part of Turkish Business person extension applications, applicants are asked to provide documentary evidence to confirm that their business is active and that they are genuinely self-employed. Evidence may include tax returns, national insurance returns, and evidence of public liability insurance.</p><p> </p><p>It is not mandatory for Turkish Businesspersons to provide a National Insurance Number (NINo) as part of their immigration application and the Home Office will ensure they are not penalised for any previous delays in issuing one.</p><p> </p><p>DWP and the Home Office have no plans to issue NINo’s to Turkish Businesspersons when their initial visa is approved.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/10/2021 13:54:18 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1359815

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	National Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2021 to Question 29073, on National Insurance, if she will further outline the steps taken to streamline the process for issuing National Insurance numbers to people with Turkish Businesspersons visas.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	57061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>When applying for a National Insurance number (NINo), Turkish Businessperson Visa holders were previously required to attend a face to face appointment with DWP where they were asked to provide documentary evidence of their self-employment/business.</p><p> </p><p>From 9 June 2021, Turkish Businessperson Visa holders are able to apply on-line for a NINo and are no longer required to attend a face to face appointment with DWP to provide additional evidence of their self-employment. DWP will instead accept the BRP as evidence of their self-employment, meaning they no longer need to prove to DWP they are gainfully self-employed in order to be allocated a NINo.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/10/2021 13:56:24 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1353760

registered interest
date	08/09/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	National Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the average waiting time from the point of application for a person to obtain a National Insurance number.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	45257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>Demand for the National Insurance Number (NINo) service is currently high with the average time taken to process applications around 13 weeks. The Department is currently recruiting and training additional staff to reduce these waiting times.</p><p> </p><p>The Department expedites NINo applications for those who require one in order to receive Social Security Benefits.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/09/2021 14:53:56 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1347065

registered interest
date	14/07/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	National Insurance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many National Insurance numbers were valid on the latest date for which this figure is available.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL2027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>As of 11:50am on 16<sup>th</sup> July 2021, the Department Customer Information System (CIS) holds National Insurance Number records for 72, 096, 863 Adults; where a Date of Death is not held on their record. As processes are in place to remediate invalid National Insurance Number records, the volume of Live Adult records are deemed to be valid.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 20/07/2021 14:12:49 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1347066

registered interest
date	14/07/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	National Insurance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what characteristics of the National Insurance number system prevent them being aware how many National Insurance numbers are valid.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL2028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>The National Insurance Number application process is robust, however there are instances where errors do occur. If it is identified that a National Insurance Number has been allocated and a record created in error, there are processes in place between the Department of Work and Pensions and HMRC to take action to prevent the National Insurance Number being used, for example in cases where a fraudulent application has been identified or a duplicate record has been created in error.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 20/07/2021 14:27:01 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas