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Who can apply

live in the UK, have the right to work, and be working, looking for work or have a job offer statement

standing figure · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source

live in the UK; have the right to work in the UK; are working, looking for work or have an offer to start work
key
uk/gov/national-insurance-number/eligibility
value
live in the UK, have the right to work, and be working, looking for work or have a job offer statement
period
—
effective
— to date
source
https://www.gov.uk/apply-national-insurance-number
verified
2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2026-11-03)
next expected change
none named (irregular: changed by statute or order on no fixed date)
source checked
2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)
hash
sha256:012bbe47a554ffe6143b50fb7dc7edee38b7f97a62838610bf78ebd047b1d710
signature
EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/national-insurance-number/eligibility?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/national-insurance-number/eligibility

{
  "protocol": "verified-facts/0.3",
  "key": "uk/gov/national-insurance-number/eligibility",
  "aliases": [
    "uk/gov/ni-number/eligibility",
    "uk/gov/nino/eligibility",
    "uk/gov/national-insurance/eligibility"
  ],
  "label": "Who can apply",
  "value": "live in the UK, have the right to work, and be working, looking for work or have a job offer",
  "unit": "statement",
  "period": null,
  "effectiveFrom": null,
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/apply-national-insurance-number",
  "quote": "live in the UK; have the right to work in the UK; are working, looking for work or have an offer to start work",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-03",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
  "nextExpectedChange": null,
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "hash": "sha256:012bbe47a554ffe6143b50fb7dc7edee38b7f97a62838610bf78ebd047b1d710",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
    "jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImtpZCI6ImRiLTIwMjYtMTAifQ..uuebxChLCe2sYTqYSWGF54UNwjCM93GLO-Gfr7kELipmllS_ot9lzrqybVhnELAXW7IaCjC_m3cMGiTVL5JWDA",
    "keys": "https://databutler.dev/.well-known/jwks.json"
  },
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Data Butler",
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/"
  },
  "cite": {
    "url": "https://databutler.dev/facts/uk/gov/national-insurance-number/eligibility",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/apply-national-insurance-number"
  }
}