CTF Help Please...

Shmodin

My son turned 18 last year and his CTF matured. We moved to the USA in 2017, when he was 11 years old, and One Family have our address as we informed them of the move when it happened. Regular statements have arrived each year. However, because he doesn't have a NI number, and he can't apply for an NI number as he doesn't have an address in the UK, he can't claim the money that is his.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.

eskbanker

The recommendation on the HMRC forum seems to be to apply for an NI number by post - the form for doing so allows overseas addresses:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-insurance-get-your-national-insurance-number-in-writing-ca5403

Shmodin

Thank you for this information. We were understanding that as he has never received a NI number, this would be a new application which cannot be done from abroad. Do you know if NI numbers are automatically issued even if the child is not resident?

I will have him complete the form anyway and see if we get a response.

Many thanks for replying.

xylophone

We moved to the USA in 2017, when he was 11 years old,

https://community.hmrc.gov.uk/customerforums/sa/a3d84f4f-7403-ee11-a81c-002248c5fd92

I wonder if it is possible that he already has one?

https://www.gov.uk/apply-national-insurance-number

kaysdee

My kids had CTFs with One Family. Their NI number was assigned when the CTF was created. Every annual statement received since they were babies has had their NI number on it and had matched the one formally sent when they each turned 16. Your son very probably has had an NI number assigned for many years.

Can you check previous statements? It’s called unique reference number.