HM Treasury
John Healey has been Chancellor of the Exchequer since 20 July 2026, according to the UK Parliament Members API. HM Treasury's PESA 2026 records total departmental expenditure limits of £1.2 billion in 2025-26, with plans of £1.3 billion for 2026-27. In 2025-26 prices, the department's total DEL was £526 million in 2021-22 and £1.2 billion in 2025-26. The Cabinet Office's Civil Service Statistics 2026 count 2,765 civil servants (2,720 a year earlier) at 31 March 2026, by headcount. The median salary of its civil servants was £60,670, and 50.0% of those whose sex is recorded were women. The National Audit Office's most recent report listed for the department is "HM Treasury Accounts 2025-26" (22 July 2026).
Spending
| Financial year | Total DEL | Resource DEL | Capital DEL | Administration budget | Total managed expenditure | Total DEL, 2025-26 prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 outturn | £433 million | £422 million | £12 million | £306 million | £48.6 billion | £526 million |
| 2022-23 outturn | £324 million | £317 million | £7 million | £319 million | £135.9 billion | £367 million |
| 2023-24 outturn | £382 million | £381 million | £1 million | £346 million | £80.5 billion | £411 million |
| 2024-25 outturn | £1.1 billion | £334 million | £765 million | £322 million | £66.3 billion | £1.1 billion |
| 2025-26 outturn | £1.2 billion | £382 million | £813 million | £288 million | £32.4 billion | £1.2 billion |
| 2026-27 plans | £1.3 billion | £433 million | £826 million | £304 million | £64.5 billion | £1.2 billion |
| 2027-28 plans | £503 million | £432 million | £71 million | £286 million | £57.4 billion | £484 million |
| 2028-29 plans | £483 million | £422 million | £62 million | £281 million | £57.5 billion | £456 million |
Source: HM Treasury, PESA 2026, Chapter 1. What DEL and total managed expenditure cover.
Civil service staff
| Measure | 31 March 2026 | 31 March 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Headcount | 2,765 | 2,720 |
| Full-time equivalent | 2,685 | 2,635 |
| Median salary | £60,670 | – |
| Women, % of known sex | 50.0% | – |
| Responsibility level | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Senior Civil Service | 195 |
| Grade 6 or Grade 7 | 1,255 |
| Senior or Higher Executive Officer | 1,035 |
| Executive Officer | 215 |
| Administrative Assistant or Administrative Officer | 20 |
| With an unreported grade | 40 |
| Organisation | Headcount |
|---|---|
| HM Treasury (excl. agencies) | 2,140 |
| UK Debt Management Office | 125 |
| Government Internal Audit Agency | 445 |
| Office for Budget Responsibility | 55 |
Source: Civil Service Statistics 2026 and 2025, Cabinet Office.
Secretary of State
John Healey (Labour, MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough) has held the post of Chancellor of the Exchequer since 20 July 2026. UK Parliament: career · John Healey's record in Parliament
National Audit Office reports
- HM Treasury Accounts 2025-26 22 July 2026
- The Government Finance Function’s strategy to 2030 19 June 2026
- Whole of Government Accounts 2024-25 18 June 2026
- Managing the government’s financial investments 24 March 2026
- Regulating for growth 21 January 2026
- Implementation of climate-related reporting in central government annual reports 28 November 2025
- National Savings & Investments’ Business Transformation Programme 14 November 2025
- HM Treasury Accounts 2024-25 21 July 2025
- Whole of Government Accounts 2023-24 17 July 2025
- Using data analytics to tackle fraud and error 9 July 2025
Related key figures: UK public sector net borrowing · UK public sector net debt · UK central government debt interest.
All departments · Budgets and OBR forecasts · HM Treasury on GOV.UK
Sources
- HM Treasury: Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2026, Chapter 1 tables · file read 15 October 2026 · SHA-256
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