AQW 15619/22-27

Ms Connie Egan
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 24/09/2024
Answered On Date: 27/09/2024
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Finance (i) why the Northern Ireland Civil Service cycle to work scheme is limited to £1,000 total cost, when the UK Government Civil Service have set theirs at £4,000; and (ii) whether she has any plans to increase the limit.

Answer:

The £1,000 limit on cycle to work salary sacrifice is based on a requirement that, if any employer exceeds this limit, the employer becomes subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority which is an administrative burden that is not resourced. The Civil Service will keep this issue under review as part of its work on developing the range of benefits available to civil servants