Questions › Chapter 5: The UK government, the law and your role
True or false: Showing an employer your National Insurance number is enough on its own to prove you are allowed to work in the UK.
- ATrue
- BFalseRight answer
Answer: False
A National Insurance number alone does not show that you may work in the UK. You can also start a job before you have one.
From chapter 5 of the handbook, "The UK government, the law and your role", section "Fundamental principles". Practice question 611 of 651, written in our own words.