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National Insurance cards are to be phased out, and spare furniture sold online, under government plans to cut the deficit, the BBC has learned.
The government has also decided to cut the number of criminal checks for junior doctors.
The ideas, expected to save at least £1m a year, were chosen from about 100,000 put forward by members of the public and civil servants.
One union said getting the public to suggest cuts was a gimmick.
During the summer, the Treasury set up a website looking for suggestions on how to save money, eventually receiving more than 100,000.
The National Insurance idea involves replacing the card with a letter for people reaching the age of 16 from late next year. It will tell them their unique NI number.
Criminal Record Bureau checks for junior doctors moving between postings will no longer be carried out every six months under the plans.
In future, hospitals would be allowed to use their own "judgement", the coalition said.
And for spare furniture, an eBay-style website would be used to sell off old items such as computers and office furniture.
More of the public's suggestions could become policy in future.
The government wants to reduce the budget deficit - which hit £155bn last year - by £80bn.
The GMB union believes that asking the public for ideas is a political gimmick designed to give the impression of support for the cuts.
But Chancellor George Osborne has said it is a 21st Century approach which will save money and involve people in the spending decisions affecting them.
BBC News - NI cards to be axed to save money
The government has also decided to cut the number of criminal checks for junior doctors.
The ideas, expected to save at least £1m a year, were chosen from about 100,000 put forward by members of the public and civil servants.
One union said getting the public to suggest cuts was a gimmick.
During the summer, the Treasury set up a website looking for suggestions on how to save money, eventually receiving more than 100,000.
The National Insurance idea involves replacing the card with a letter for people reaching the age of 16 from late next year. It will tell them their unique NI number.
Criminal Record Bureau checks for junior doctors moving between postings will no longer be carried out every six months under the plans.
In future, hospitals would be allowed to use their own "judgement", the coalition said.
And for spare furniture, an eBay-style website would be used to sell off old items such as computers and office furniture.
More of the public's suggestions could become policy in future.
The government wants to reduce the budget deficit - which hit £155bn last year - by £80bn.
The GMB union believes that asking the public for ideas is a political gimmick designed to give the impression of support for the cuts.
But Chancellor George Osborne has said it is a 21st Century approach which will save money and involve people in the spending decisions affecting them.
BBC News - NI cards to be axed to save money
