Department of Trade and Industry awards non-pensionable bonuses in two formats:
1. Special bonuses, for exceptional performance in particularly demanding tasks or situations. Staff in receipt of a special bonus may also receive an annual performance award.
2. Annual performance awards, paid to highly successful performers as part of the annual pay award.
The number of staff receiving awards, their financial value and their value as a proportion of the total paybill can be seen in the following table.
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 Special bonuses Number of staff awarded special bonuses 1,458 1,261 1,237 Value (£) 521,149 498,592 572,902 Performance awards Number of staff awarded performance awards 1,251 1,263 1,200 Value (£) 1,473,180 1,543,180 1,808,130 Total value (£) 1,994,329 2,041,772 2,381,032 Percentage of paybill 1.16 1.17 1.39