In plain English
It is an identifying marker used to tell one application apart from others. It can be a number, a code, or a combination of characters. It points to one specific application.
In context
Here, it names the number or code shown to identify that specific application in a confirmation or notice.
- Situation
- Navigating benefits and public-service applications, evidence requests, and decision status
- What it communicates
- labels the identifying number shown for the application in confirmations and notices.
Meaning limits
The term itself does not indicate the application's status or any decision about it.
Examples
“The clerk matched each attachment to the correct file by checking the application reference number.”
“The confirmation notice lists the application reference number above the applicant's details.”