Question follow-through · 111622
Home Office: Credit Unions
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether they will require their department and agencies to offer payroll deductions to all employees to enable them to join a credit union.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 9 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 17 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether they will require their department and agencies to offer payroll deductions to all employees to enable them to join a credit union.
11 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Home Office introduced a new benefits platform in August 2025 which includes a wellbeing hub with financial education and support.At the current time the Home Office is not intending to introduce a payroll deduction service for accessing credit unions...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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