What is a National Insurance number?
If you were born in the UK, you should have automatically received your National Insurance number just before your 16th birthday. If you’ve moved to the UK from another country, you may have a National Insurance number printed on the back of your biometric residence permit. Otherwise, you need to apply for a National Insurance number.
Your National Insurance number is made up of two letters, six digits, and then a final letter, so it should look something like this: QQ 123456 C. You’ll need to keep your National Insurance number safe, only sharing it with your employer, ISA provider and pension provider.
Finding your National Insurance number
You can find your National Insurance number on your payslip, P60 or letters about tax, benefits or pensions. If you’re self-employed and you have a personal tax account, you can login to your account and see your National Insurance number there.
If you’re unable to locate it, you can easily find your National Insurance number online using HMRC’s free tool.
Alternatively, you can fill in form CA5403 and post it to the address given on the form. If you haven’t been able to answer the questions on the phone, you will need to use this method.
Why PensionBee needs your National Insurance number
When you sign up to PensionBee we’ll ask for your National Insurance number and will use it to ensure you’re receiving the right tax relief and don’t go over the pension contribution limits.
You can manage your pension easily online and will be able to monitor your tax relief and tax contributions in just a few clicks.
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Risk warning
As always with investments, your capital is at risk. The value of your investment can go down as well as up, and you may get back less than you invest. This information should not be regarded as financial advice.
Last edited: 06-04-2024
