Collection

National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 29 August 2013
• Last updated: 25 May 2017, see all updates

Statistics on National Insurance number (NINo) allocations.

This collection includes

• quarterly National Statistics on NINo allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK
• annual official statistics on the nationality at point of NINo registration of DWP working age benefit recipients

Find future NINo allocation publication dates in our statistics release calendar and more about DWP statistics on the Statistics at DWP page.

Email russ.bentley@dwp.gsi.gov.uk with feedback and queries about the statistics.

Find further breakdowns of NINo allocations statistics in Stat-Xplore.

View geographical breakdowns of NINo registrations using our interactive maps:

• new interactive world and Great Britain (GB) maps showing NINo registrations by nationality for each GB region
• local authority map showing NINo registrations from different world areas by GB local authority

Further information on the NINo application process.

Latest releases

1. National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals to March 2017

   • 25 May 2017
   • National Statistics

2. Nationality at point of NINo registration of DWP working age benefit recipients: data to Feb 2016

   • 3 July 2017
   • Official Statistics

Background information and guidance

Reassessment of the NINo statistics

On 26 January 2017, the Office for Statistics Regulation published a report on the reassessment of the NINo statistics.

We welcome the report and in particular that it upholds the quality and accuracy of the NINo statistics. These statistics now carry an ‘Official Statistics’ badge – as the Office for Statistics Regulation have suspended the ‘National Statistics’ badge and set out some requirements for the statistics in order to have the National Statistics badge reinstated.

We have addressed a number of these requirements. The Office for Statistics Regulation will further review the status of the statistics.

Related ONS publications

On 7 March 2016, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published an information note explaining the reasons why long-term international immigration figures from the International Passenger Survey (IPS) could differ from the number of NINo registrations.

On 12 May 2016, ONS published an analytical paper presenting analysis that has been undertaken across government to help understand why the 2 series are showing different trends, with focus on EU migration.

NINo statistics: user guide

1. NINo allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK: background information

   • 26 May 2017
   • Official Statistics

Previous releases: NINo allocations

These statistics are also included in migration statistics quarterly reports and other migration indicators published by the ONS.

1. National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals to December 2016

   • 23 February 2017
   • Official Statistics

2. National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals to September 2016

   • 1 December 2016
   • National Statistics

3. National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals to June 2016

   • 25 August 2016
   • National Statistics

4. National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals to March 2016

   • 26 May 2016
   • National Statistics

5. National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals to December 2015

   • 25 February 2016
   • National Statistics

6. National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals to September 2015

   • 26 November 2015
   • National Statistics

7. National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals to June 2015

   • 27 August 2015
   • National Statistics

8. National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK to March 2015

   • 21 May 2015
   • National Statistics

9. National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK to December 2014

   • 26 February 2015
   • National Statistics

10. National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK to September 2014

    • 27 November 2014
    • National Statistics

11. National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK to June 2014

    • 28 August 2014
    • National Statistics

12. National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK to March 2014

    • 22 May 2014
    • National Statistics

13. National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK to December 2013

    • 27 February 2014
    • National Statistics

14. NINo allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK: registrations to March 2013

    • 29 August 2013
    • National Statistics

15. NINo allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK: registrations to March 2012

    • 30 August 2012
    • National Statistics

16. NINo allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK: registrations to March 2011

    • 25 August 2011
    • National Statistics

17. NINo allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK: registrations to March 2010

    • 24 August 2010
    • National Statistics

18. NINo allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK: registrations to March 2009

    • 20 August 2009
    • National Statistics

Previous releases: Nationality of DWP benefit claimants

1. Nationality at point of NINo registration of DWP working age benefit recipients: data to Feb 2015

   • 27 August 2015
   • Official Statistics

2. Nationality at point of NINo registration of DWP working age benefit recipients: data to Feb 2014

   • 28 August 2014
   • Official Statistics

Related publications

Read information about policies and procedures for DWP statistics.

1. Analysis of EEA migrants' access to income-related benefits measures

   • 25 August 2016
   • Official Statistics

2. UK benefit and tax credit claims by recently arrived EEA migrants

   • 10 November 2015
   • Official Statistics

3. National Insurance number registration of DWP benefit claimants

   • 20 January 2012
   • Official Statistics

Document information

Published: 29 August 2013

Updated: 25 May 2017

+ full page history

1. 25 May 2017 Added 'National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK to March 2017' statistics.
2. 23 February 2017 Added 'National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK to December 2016' statistics.
3. 26 January 2017 Published a note about the Office for Statistics Regulation report on the reassessment of NINo statistics.
4. 1 December 2016 Added National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK to September 2016.
5. 25 August 2016 Added statistics on 'National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals to June 2016' and 'Nationality at point of NINo registration of DWP working age benefit recipients to February 2016'.
6. 26 May 2016 Added National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK to March 2016.
7. 12 May 2016 Added related ONS publications note about why figures from International Passenger Survey differ from ONS ones.
8. 25 February 2016 Published statistics on National Insurance number (NINo) allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK to December 2015.
9. 26 November 2015 Published statistics on National Insurance number (NINo) allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK to September 2015.
10. 27 August 2015 Published statistics on National Insurance number (NINo) allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK to June 2015 and Nationality at point of NINo registration of DWP working age benefit recipients to February 2015.
11. 21 May 2015 Published National Insurance number allocations to adult overseas nationals entering the UK to March 2015.
12. 26 February 2015 Published latest statistics with data to December 2014.
13. 27 November 2014 Published latest statistics with data to September 2014.
14. 28 August 2014 Published latest statistics with data to June 2014.
15. 22 May 2014 Published statistics to March 2014.
16. 27 February 2014 Statistics to December 2013 published
17. 28 November 2013 Statistics to September 2013 released
18. 29 August 2013 First published.

From: Department for Work and Pensions