Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Civil Superannuation Annual Report and Accounts 2023–24, published 18 December 2024 (HC 481), what was the average pensionable pay growth across active members of the Civil Service Pension Scheme in 2023–24; how that average compared to the pay growth assumption used in the 2022–23 accounts; and whether the level of growth in 2023–24 was consistent with the Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance issued for that year.

In the pay remit for 2023-24, departments were able to offer average awards up to 5%, consisting of up to 4.5% across the delegated grades plus 0.5% targeted for the lower pay bands. This compares to 2022-23 where departments were able to make average pay awards up to 2%, with additional flexibility to pay up to a further 1% where they could demonstrate targeting of the pay award to address specific priorities in their workforce and pay strategies.

The Civil Superannuation Report and account does not contain the average pensionable pay growth for active members of the Scheme.