HMRC customers with an Apple iPhone can now store their National Insurance number in their Apple Wallet either online or through the HMRC App.
Employees may provide their proof of National Insurance number using their Apple Wallet rather than through the HMRC National Insurance number confirmation letter. Employers should be aware this is genuine and should be accepted in the same way a letter would be.
Issuing National Insurance number confirmation letters by post can take up to 15 days, but now employees’ National Insurance numbers can be viewed, shared and printed in the HMRC App within minutes and saved for future use.
Make sure the employee’s name matches what is shown in the Apple Wallet and, if you need a record of it, ask your employee for a screenshot.
An Android version saving to a Google wallet is still in development.
