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Treasury: Redundancy Pay

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 24 March 2026UIN 120756

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much her Department has spent on special severance payments in each of the last three years.

Answered by Lucy Rigby

As per HM Treasury’s Annual Report and Accounts (ARA), the department spent £41,770 on special severance payments in 2023/24 and £206,772 in 2024/25. The figures for 2025/26 are not yet finalised and will be published in the next ARA.

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