Home Office
Shabana Mahmood has been Home Secretary since 5 September 2025, according to the UK Parliament Members API. HM Treasury's PESA 2026 records total departmental expenditure limits of £19.6 billion in 2025-26, with plans of £22.1 billion for 2026-27. In 2025-26 prices, the department's total DEL was £17.5 billion in 2021-22 and £19.6 billion in 2025-26. The Cabinet Office's Civil Service Statistics 2026 count 51,470 civil servants (50,655 a year earlier) at 31 March 2026, by headcount. The median salary of its civil servants was £39,000, and 52.8% of those whose sex is recorded were women. The National Audit Office's most recent report listed for the department is "Home Office Accounts 2025-26" (5 August 2026).
Spending
| Financial year | Total DEL | Resource DEL | Capital DEL | Administration budget | Total managed expenditure | Total DEL, 2025-26 prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 outturn | £14.5 billion | £13.6 billion | £857 million | £309 million | £17.4 billion | £17.5 billion |
| 2022-23 outturn | £17.2 billion | £16.1 billion | £1.1 billion | £388 million | £20.1 billion | £19.5 billion |
| 2023-24 outturn | £19.4 billion | £18.1 billion | £1.3 billion | £435 million | £23.1 billion | £20.9 billion |
| 2024-25 outturn | £19.2 billion | £17.5 billion | £1.7 billion | £458 million | £21.7 billion | £19.9 billion |
| 2025-26 outturn | £19.6 billion | £17.9 billion | £1.7 billion | £464 million | £22.5 billion | £19.6 billion |
| 2026-27 plans | £22.1 billion | £20.3 billion | £1.8 billion | £475 million | £25.2 billion | £21.7 billion |
| 2027-28 plans | £22.1 billion | £20.4 billion | £1.7 billion | £466 million | £25.3 billion | £21.3 billion |
| 2028-29 plans | £22.2 billion | £20.5 billion | £1.7 billion | £458 million | £25.5 billion | £21.0 billion |
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 | 51,470 | 50,655 |
| Full-time equivalent | 48,820 | 48,160 |
| Median salary | £39,000 | – |
| Women, % of known sex | 52.8% | – |
| Responsibility level | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Senior Civil Service | 370 |
| Grade 6 or Grade 7 | 5,600 |
| Senior or Higher Executive Officer | 14,455 |
| Executive Officer | 20,790 |
| Administrative Assistant or Administrative Officer | 10,105 |
| With an unreported grade | 150 |
Source: Civil Service Statistics 2026 and 2025, Cabinet Office.
Secretary of State
Shabana Mahmood (Labour, MP for Birmingham Ladywood) has held the post of Home Secretary since 5 September 2025. UK Parliament: career · Shabana Mahmood's record in Parliament
National Audit Office reports
- Home Office Accounts 2025-26 5 August 2026
- An analysis of the asylum system 10 December 2025
- Police productivity 3 November 2025
- Home Office Accounts 2024-25 17 July 2025
- The Home Office’s asylum accommodation contracts 7 May 2025
- Immigration: Skilled Worker visas 17 March 2025
- Tackling violence against women and girls 31 January 2025
- Investigation into the acquisition of the Northeye site for asylum accommodation 15 November 2024
- The UK border: Implementing an effective trade border 20 May 2024
- Investigation into asylum accommodation 20 March 2024
Related key figures: Small boat arrivals (English Channel) · Asylum claims in the UK · Police officer numbers (England and Wales) · Work visas granted (UK).
All departments · Budgets and OBR forecasts · Home Office 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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