DWP update issued for thousands who have permanent work from home contracts

NewsCost Of LivingDWPDWP data confirmed06:39, 13 Aug 2026At least 3,800 civil servants never have to go to the office, new figures show, with The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) alone having 2,400 staff on permanent WFH contracts.‌Civil servants go into the office fewer than two days a week, research suggests, and only the recently scrapped Department for Science met the 60% mandate.‌The Conservative government set an expectation that civil servants spend at least 60% of their working week at a government building or on official business. The Labour government has maintained this expectation due to the “clear benefits of face-to-face working”. Some civil servants have raised concerns about the 60% office attendance mandate, including civil servants in HM Land Registry who have recen