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[Kaaldane]

Hi, my daughter has been in private nursery since January and currently receives the 15 free hours, she is now entitled from September for the 30 free hours however the nursery have now asked for her NHS number and just said the ‘funding team‘ require it? Is this necessary? Why is it needed?

It's needed because that enables there to be checks to ensure that no family is claiming the same benefit twice by arranging to have the "free" hours at one nursery for the first half of the week and another nursery for the 2nd half. Having the nhs number will not give anyone access to nhs records, it's just a unique number. There is nothing to worry about.

I’ve never had to give it. I’d have thought the funding number/code thing would prevent and double use. Isn’t that part of what that code is actually for?
But I agree with PP that it won’t give them access to any medical info.

Are you sure it's the nhs number they need?
In the local authority I live in, they need your NI number along with rhe code to check if you are eligible