# Just one in seven staff at the Department for Work turn up by midday

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/just-one-in-seven-staff-at-the-department-for-work-turn-up-by-midday/
- Published: 2026-11-09T00:01:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T00:21:45+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16276759/one-seven-staff-Department-Work-turn-midday.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Space, Technology, World

## Key points

- 317 of 2,245 DWP staff were counted at headquarters by midday.
- The building has 1,395 workspaces, with more than three-quarters empty.
- The DWP says its published data shows it meets attendance targets.

## Summary

Researchers counted 317 of 2,245 Department for Work and Pensions staff entering its central London headquarters by midday on a recent Friday. The figures have renewed criticism over whether civil servants are complying with office attendance rules and whether the government is getting value from its office space.

At Caxton House, 26 staff arrived between 7am and 8am, 114 by 9am, 220 by 10am and 278 by 11am. The building has 1,395 workspaces, and the article says 1,350 staff would need to be at their desks on an average day for the DWP to meet its target. The department said its published attendance data shows it is meeting targets, while the Centre for Government Reform and a Conservative spokesman criticised enforcement and attendance.

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