Cabinet Office
February 23
14:55
2023
Please note that data:
- should be extracted according to the National Fraud Initiative (NFI) timetables
- should only be submitted through the secure NFI web application
- password protect each dataset once extracted from the relevant systems
Read more about uploading data to the NFI.
Changes for the 2022 to 2023 exercise
The NFI reviews data specifications before each exercise. Although changes have been kept to a minimum, some are necessary to improve the matching process and the quality of matches.
Trade creditors data specifications
Trade creditors standing data should:
- be a snapshot of trade creditors current at the date of extraction
- exclude dormant or suspended creditors
- cover the period given in the data specification
Personal budgets and social care payments data specification
Data should:
- relate to personal budget payments paid as direct payments (for the mandatory exercise) or social care payments (if matching this data voluntarily) to those applicants over 18 years of age only
- include only current recipients
- have one single record for each recipient