Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to Written Question 265470 on Department for Work and Pensions: Pay, how much her Department spent on performance-related awards for Senior Civil Service officials in (a) 2014, (b) 2015, (c) 2016, (d) 2017, (e) 2018 and (f) January to June 2019.
Performance-related end year awards are given following the end of each appraisal year, which runs from 1 April to 31 March.
From April 2016 Senior Civil Servants also became eligible for non-consolidated in-year performance awards to recognise outstanding contribution.
Awards have not yet been made for the 2018/19 performance year; the total amounts paid out in end-year and in-year awards for the earlier periods requested are shown below.
Performance Years | Total Spend on Performance Related Awards for SCS in DWP |
2014-15 | £659,675 |
2015-16 | £665,700 |
2016-17 | £719,000 |
2017-18 | £675,392 |