Government temporary staff spend by core department, 2018/19–2023/24 (2024/25 prices)

A line graph from the Institute for Government showing government temporary staff spend by core department, 2018/19-2023/24, in 2024/25 prices, where a selected few departments have seen substantial changes over time. DHSC spend levels increased substantially in 2020/21, after which they declined every year, reaching levels lower than before than pandemic in 2023/24. The Home Office, by contrast, has seen increased levels of spend every financial year since 2020/21 and now spends the most of any core department.
Source: Institute for Government analysis of departments' annual reports and accounts, 2018/19–2023/24.Notes: Figures relate to core departments only, with the exception of HMT, MoJ and the Cabinet Office, where figures are for core department and agency spending. Figures for FCDO before the department’s creation in 2020 are the sum of DfID and FCO figures. DBT had not published its 2023/24 annual report and accounts at the time of writing.Get the dataEmbed Download image
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