Civil Service £1,500 Cost of Living payment to staff at ONS

Reference: FOI-2024-1883 

You asked

Please provide:

1. Name of department or organisation

2. Did your organisation pay the Civil Service £1,500 Cost of Living payment to staff? Yes/No (if no, you are not required to complete question 3)

3. Number of Non-Senior Civil Service graded staff(permanent or fixed-term employees, but not contractors or agency workers) who were: 

Headcount Number:

a) in post from 31 March 2023 and to 31 July 2023 

b) on long-term unpaid sickness absence as at 31 March 2023 to 31 July 2023 and did receive the £1,500 Cost of Living payment

c) on long-term unpaid sickness absence as at 31 March 2023 to 31 July 2023 and did not receive the £1,500 Cost of Living payment

We said

Thank you for your request.

1. UK Statistics Authority

2. Yes

3. Headcount Number:

a) in post from 31 March 2023 and to 31 July 2023

5,740

b) on long-term unpaid sickness absence as at 31 March 2023 to 31 July 2023 and did receive the £1,500 Cost of Living payment

10

c) on long-term unpaid sickness absence as at 31 March 2023 to 31 July 2023 and did not receive the £1,500 Cost of Living payment

0