Important Documents

The Pathway Team Offers

• Your social worker will support you to apply for your National Insurance Number (NI No). ​
• The Pathway Team can support you with one passport or travel document ​
• One provisional driving licence ​
• One birth certificate
• ​To open a bank account

Tips From Care Leavers

• Your National insurance number is very important, and you will be required to produce evidence of it for employment or benefit payments. “Keep it safe”.
• Passports & driving licences are very expensive Pathway provide one of each “keep them safe”.
• To open a bank account you need to provide ID.
• Keep all your documents; tenancy agreement, bills and letters in a safe place.
• Keep your ID documents safe.
• Never give anyone your bank card or PIN.