Civil Servants: Allowances
Commons · Question 124812 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Mike Wood
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance the Civil Service People Group has given to Departments on whether civil servants can claim expenses for travelling to work.
Answer
Answered by Satvir Kaur, 16 Apr 2026
The Civil Service Management Code (chapter 8) specifies the regulations for the reimbursement of expenses and details the conditions under which such expenses can be made. Departments must not reimburse the costs of home to office travel, unless explicitl...