---
title: "Check if an individual is a Scotland, Wales or rest of the UK resident"
method: POST
path: "/individuals/relief-at-source/residency-status"
---

# Check if an individual is a Scotland, Wales or rest of the UK resident

`POST /individuals/relief-at-source/residency-status`

Pension Scheme Administrators can find out if a pension scheme member pays tax in Scotland, Wales or in the rest of the UK. They can apply the correct rate of Income Tax to their relief at source contributions.
From 1 January to 5 April, the API will return currentYearResidencyStatus and nextYearForecastResidencyStatus.
From 6 April to 31 December, the API will only return currentYearResidencyStatus.

## Headers

- `Accept` 'application/vnd.hmrc.2.0+json', required
- `Content-Type` 'application/json', required
- `Authorization` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `nino` string, required — The pension scheme member’s National Insurance number.
  - `firstName` string, required — The pension scheme member’s first name.
  - `lastName` string, required — The pension scheme member’s last name.
  - `dateOfBirth` string, required — The pension scheme member’s date of birth. This cannot be in the future.

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `currentYearResidencyStatus` 'scotResident' | 'welshResident' | 'otherUKResident', required
  - `nextYearForecastResidencyStatus` 'scotResident' | 'welshResident' | 'otherUKResident'

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `403` — Forbidden

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