The Department ensures that staff use the most efficient and economic means of travel and that they are reimbursed only for expenses which they actually and necessarily incur in the course of their official business. All members of staff in the Department for Work and Pensions are entitled to the same rates of mileage allowance, regardless of grade.
The rates differ according to the type of journey and type of vehicle used.
Staff driving their own vehicles are entitled to the following rates:
Rate per mile (pence) Standard rate higher (up to 6,000 miles per annum1) 40 Standard rate lower (over 6,000 miles per annum1) 25 Motor cycle 24 Pedal cycle 20 1 Reimbursement of expenses incurred on mileage in excess of 1,000 miles per annum is subject to approval of a satisfactory business case.
Staff driving private user scheme vehicles are entitled to the following rates:
Rate per mile (pence) Petrol vehicles 15 Diesel vehicles 13 Liquid petroleum gas vehicles 9