National Insurance
National Insurance (NI) contributions, which
are deducted from your salary or wages, help
to fund the National Health Service. Once you have
begun work or registered with an agency, you must
register for a NI number.
To register you must set up an appointment at the
nearest office of the Department of Social Security
(DSS) - check here for your Local
Office. Make sure you know exactly what documents
they require, and on arrival at the office be prepared
to wait in a queue.
When you've been granted a NI number, a red and blue
credit card with your number on it will be sent to
you. This can take several weeks or even months,
depending on backlogs.
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