Written questions

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Redundancy Pay

2026-06-22 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · 12309 · Official question

Rebecca Paul

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the final 2025-26 departmental pay settlement was not applied to staff who left the Department under the Voluntary Exit Scheme after being employed on the date fr

Answer

The 2025/26 pay award reflected an exceptional pay flexibility agreement, reached following negotiations with the recognised Trade Unions and approved within the Civil Service pay framework. The award was based on clearly defined criteria that targeted in...