Govt to save £1m per year with paper NI notifications

It will introduce a new NI number distribution system, replacing plastic cards with letters, in 2011. In the meantime, letters will be sent instead of replacement cards, saving £1m of HMRC money. The NI number cards are not recognised as forms of ID in the UK, but are simply reminders to the card holders of their NI number. The plan comes from an idea submitted through the Spending Challenge, a call for members of the public and public sector to send in ideas to save money. There were over 100,000 ideas submitted to the Spending Challenge website, with 63,000 from public sector wor...