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Department for Work and Pensions: Pay

Asked by Richard FullerConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 13 August 2026UIN 18560

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for each Arm's Length Body (ALB) their Department sponsors, (a) how many people are employed in the following bands of total earnings, or nearest equivalent, (i) under £25,000, (ii) £ 25,001 to £ 35,000, (iii) £35,001 to £50,270, (iv) £50,271 to £100,00, (v) £100,001 to £ 125,140 and (vi) over £125,140, and (b) what estimate they have made of the total unfunded public sector pension liability.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

This table outlines the total people employed for each Arm’s Length Body (ALB) for each salary band of total earnings or nearest equivalent, and the total unfunded public sector pensions liability for each ALB.

Arm’s Length Body

Under £25,000

£25,001 to £35,000

£35,001 to £50,270

£50,271 to £100,000

£100,001 to £125,140

Over £125,140

Total unfunded public sector pensions liability

Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

0

716

1044

988

15

2

HSE does not hold this information.

Money and Pensions Service (MaPS)

129

128

221

361

13

18

MaPS does not hold this information.

The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO)

0

7.6

111.87

52.83

1.35

2

TPO does not hold this information.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR)

0

149

269

482

71

26

TPR does not hold this information.

Skills England (SE) (based on workforce data of June 2026 and based on estimates)

0

7

92

151

0

3

Skills England does not hold this information.

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