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UK residents with a Child Benefit claim

sent automatically in the 3 months before the 16th birthday statement

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

You’ll normally be sent a National Insurance number in the 3 months before your 16th birthday

key

uk/gov/national-insurance-number/under-16-automatic

value

sent automatically in the 3 months before the 16th birthday 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

sha256:1e680a8787b05e1852533647b7d9467d5f08c026216f3f11fbe1a9565cc72849

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/national-insurance-number/under-16-automatic?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/gov/national-insurance-number/under-16-automatic

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    "uk/gov/ni-number/under-16-automatic",
    "uk/gov/nino/under-16-automatic",
    "uk/gov/national-insurance/under-16-automatic"
  ],
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  "value": "sent automatically in the 3 months before the 16th birthday",
  "unit": "statement",
  "period": null,
  "effectiveFrom": null,
  "effectiveTo": null,
  "source": "https://www.gov.uk/apply-national-insurance-number",
  "quote": "You’ll normally be sent a National Insurance number in the 3 months before your 16th birthday",
  "verifiedDate": "2026-10-04",
  "nextScheduledRefresh": "2026-11-03",
  "changeCadence": "irregular",
  "nextExpectedChange": null,
  "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-11-02",
  "status": "fresh",
  "ageDays": 33,
  "maxAgeDays": null,
  "hash": "sha256:1e680a8787b05e1852533647b7d9467d5f08c026216f3f11fbe1a9565cc72849",
  "signature": {
    "alg": "EdDSA",
    "kid": "db-2026-10",
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    "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/under-16-automatic",
    "text": "databutler.dev, verified 2026-10-04 against https://www.gov.uk/apply-national-insurance-number"
  }
}