The National Insurance number is a number used in the United Kingdom in the administration of the National Insurance or social security system. It is also used for some purposes in the UK tax system. The number is described by the United Kingdom government as a "personal account number". Because it is one of two numbers (along with the NHS number) allocated to almost every adult resident of the country, it is used for some limited purposes to check identity.
The number is sometimes referred to as a NI No or NINO.
Read more about National Insurance Number: Allocation of Number, Format, Temporary Numbers, Administrative Numbers, Numbercards, Crown Dependencies, Use For Tax Purposes, Use For Identification
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