Department for Work and Pensions: Information Officers
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in her Department; and what the salary band is for each post.
Answered by Andrew Western
Our Communications team is responsible for ensuring transparency and informing the public about vital policies and services that support citizens every day. We communicate about our services to over 20 million people, whether that's about paying benefits, pensions or helping people to move into and progress at work.
As one of the largest departments, our Communications team helps 90,000 colleagues deliver their important work by keeping them informed and engaged on our priorities and delivery, and promoting the support available to some of our most vulnerable households.
In the central DWP communications team, there are a total of 142 Government Communication Service professionals.
Of this total, 21 work in the media discipline which covers press and media responsibilities.
This is the latest available data from 30 April 2025.
The salary bands are:
AIO/EO £36,211 - £41,092
IO/HEO £43,589 - £48,672
SIO/SEO £48,405 - £60,482
G7 £57,787 - £74,457
G6 £75,550 - £83,973
The SCS pay scale can be found in the DWP ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 2023-24
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