Guidance

Secure National Insurance number allocation process: staff guide

This guide is used by DWP staff who allocate National Insurance numbers.

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Documents

Introduction to SNAP

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Contact centre appointment booking process

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Interviewing site guidance

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Documents to support a NINo application

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NINo centre process

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Benefit-inspired NINo allocation – DCI1 process

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National identity fraud unit

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Details

The ‘Secure National Insurance number allocation process’ (SNAP) guide is used by DWP staff who allocate National Insurance numbers (NINos).

We have replaced some information in the guide with a series of letters X – as we would if it was published in response to a freedom of information request. This is because there are some exemptions to the right of access to information.

Why we publish this guide

We publish this guide to help people understand how we make decisions.

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Updates to this page

Published 27 March 2013
Last updated 13 January 2014 + show all updates
  1. Added revised sections 1 to 7, to reflect the introduction of new work processes, including Digital Imaging Workflow and EU Accession changes, from 01/01/14.

  2. First published.

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