Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September to Question 86679 on National Insurance, what progress the Government has made on implementing a digital solution to the process of issuing National Insurance numbers.
DWP is continuing with the development of a digital solution to support the process of issuing National Insurance Numbers.
A minimum viable product will be entering the Private Beta stage by mid-October and will initially be available to a limited number of applicants each day.