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National Employment Savings Trust Corporation: Pay

Asked by Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 10 September 2025UIN 74104

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employees of the National Employment Savings Trust will be paid more than £160,000 in the current financial year.

Answered by Torsten Bell

Nest is a Public Corporation which operates independently of Government. However, they have provided the following narrative:

At the start of the 2025/26 financial year, there were 25 employees on roll with a full-time equivalent salary above £160,000 per annum at the National Employment Savings Trust Corporation.

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