Proof of ID documents | Provident

We’ll need to see proof of ID when we visit you to complete your loan application, so please make sure you have your documents ready when your Customer Experience Manager visits.

We've listed all the documents you can use below, but we'll only need to see one.

All Provident loans are subject to affordability.

Photographic ID

All documents must be valid and not expired.

Passport (UK or Foreign, within valid date)
Photo-card Driving Licence (UK or EU, full or provisional, within valid date)
E.U. Member State Identity Card (within valid date)
Shotgun Licence or Firearms Certificate (within valid date)
Northern Ireland Electoral ID Card / Voters Card (within valid date)
Biometric ID card for foreign nationals (UK issued by Home Office, within valid date)

Government issued documents

These documents need to have your full name on and either your current full address or your date of birth. They should be dated within the past 12 months unless stated otherwise

Council Tax Communication - demand letter/ benefit letter/statement/bill
Employment Support Allowance documentation - notification letter/assessment letter/statement of account/bill
Child benefit / child tax credit documentation - benefit letter/statement
Personal Independence Payment documentation - notification letter/assessment letter/statement of account/bill
Jobseeker’s Allowance documentation - notification letter/assessment letter/ statement of account/bill

Proof of residency document - rent book / statement / tenancy agreement
Working Tax Credit documentation - benefit letter/statement
Notification / assessment letter or statement of account / bill, for;

✔Attendance Allowance documentation

✔Carers Allowance documentation

✔Cold Weather Payments documentation

✔Disability Living Allowance documentation

✔Educational Financing/Grants documentation

✔Maternity Allowance

✔Housing Benefit documentation

✔Government/State Pension documentation

✔Pensions Credit documentation

✔Income Support documentation

✔Universal Credit documentation

Taxi driver badge / licence, within valid date
Blue disabled drivers pass / badge, within valid date
National entitlement card (Scottish, within valid date)
Old style UK driving licence, within valid date
Income Tax/HMRC documentation - PAYE coding notice/tax notification letter/assessment letter/statement of account
National Insurance documentation - NI credits letter/assessment letter/statement of account/bill
HM Forces / Police Warrant Card, within valid date
Home Office Residency Permit, within valid date
Bank / building society issued letter (not a statement) containing sort code and account number
Post Office account statement

Your chosen document needs:

To have a reference number on it. We can't use it if it doesn't.

To have an issue date or expiry date.

To be the original document. We can't use photocopies or copies from the internet.

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