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National Insurance Number sent to wrong address - scot22

The DWP has sent my pension forecast to the wrong address. It obviously includes my National Insurance Number. D.O.B etc.

Is anyone aware of any security implications and any action I should take ?

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National Insurance Number sent to wrong address - Bromptonaut

I guess you need to do a bit of basic risk assessment. What's the worst someone could do with info and what's the probability of it happening?

Letter might just be enought to be secondary proof of address (instead of a utility bill for example) to set up a bank account. But that doesn't get them the primary i/d stuff like passport or driving licence. And since the address is wrong it wont match voter registration or credit referencing.

Personally I'd be alert for anything untoward for a few weeks but no overly concerned.

Other question is why did DWP get it wrong. Your mistake or theirs? Sent to a neighbouring house with same postcode as you? It's pretty easy to click the wrong house number when using a postcode based address finder.

National Insurance Number sent to wrong address - scot22

Thanks - broadly what I thought but I wanted any other perceptions.

DWP altered to new address (30 years ago) for one of us but not the other. Identical notification.

In my opinion their fault.

National Insurance Number sent to wrong address - Andrew-T

You clearly need to get DWP to correct their records (maybe easier said than done). But purely on the question of the data getting into other hands, the postie can easily put things through the wrong letterbox when properly addressed.

National Insurance Number sent to wrong address - scot22

Very good point.

I now belief the records have been amended.