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<p>No assessment has been made of the number of people who do not receive a National
Insurance number (NINo) within 28 days of being granted refugee status.</p><p>For
those granted leave to remain as a result of a successful asylum claim, a joint fast
track NINo application process operates between DWP and the Home Office. This process
is applicable to the principal family member and the NINo is allocated 2 days after
the receipt of the application; this process has been in place since 2005.</p><p>The
current year to date processing time for all NINo applications is 11.3 days.</p>
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