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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Reward Gateway

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 6 July 2026UIN 13489

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the transparency data, MHCLG: spending over £25,000, February 2026, published on 17 April 2026, to Reward Gateway (UK) Ltd, Ref: 5105609779, for Instant Reward Vouchers 2025-26, if he will list a full breakdown of the (a) shop name and (b) monetary values of reward vouchers that were purchased.

Answered by Samantha Dixon

The cost referenced relates to the February 2026 invoice from Reward Gateway (UK) Ltd, totalling £35,905, for Instant Reward Vouchers purchased in January issued under MHCLG’s Exceptional Performance Scheme for delegated grades.

eCodes are purchased via Reward Gateway and then issued to award recipients. These eCodes are redeemable through Edenred’s Select platform, which provides access to a wide range of participating high street, dining and supermarket retailers. Individuals can use the platform to decide which retailer to redeem their eCode against. As such, vouchers are not purchased against specific individual shop names, and a breakdown by retailer is not held until the eCode is redeemed by the individual.

The monetary values and volumes of vouchers purchased in January 2026 were as follows:

£100 – 198 codes

£75 – 17 codes

£50 – 144 codes

£40 – 3 codes

£25 – 288 codes

£20 – 8 codes

£15 – 10 codes

This represents a total of 668 codes, with a combined value of £35,905.

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