Seven housing quango staff break £150k barrier
Seven people employed in housing roles at quangos are earning more than £150,000 a year.
The Cabinet Office has published a list showing the top earners at non-departmental public bodies alongside those employed in government departments for the first time.
It shows four senior Homes and Communities Agency staff are paid more than £150,000, including chief executive Sir Bob Kerslake who is the only employee of a housing quango on the list to break the £200,000 barrier.
At the Tenant Services Authority only chief executive Peter Marsh breaches the £150,000 limit, with a salary of between £165,000 and £169,999.
Two senior Audit Commission employees with a housing role also top £150,000.
The combined list shows that overall there are 332 individuals employed in quangos and central government departments earning more than £150,000.
The Cabinet Office said it was publishing the details to make government as transparent as possible.
Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude said: ‘We are absolutely committed to acting quickly on pledges in our coalition agreement to release information that will allow everyone to hold their politicians and public bodies to account.’
High flyers: top earning civil servants in housing
Audit Commission
- Gareth Davies, managing director local government, housing and community safety, £175,000 - £179,999
- Roy Irwin, director housing, sustainability and economic development, £150,000 – £154,999
Communities and Local Government
- Joe Montgomery, director general, regions and communities, £150,000 – £154,999
- Richard McCarthy, director general, housing and planning, £175,000-£179,999
- Peter Housden, permanent secretary, £185,000 – £189,999
Homes and Communities Agency
- Sir Bob Kerslake, chief executive, £220,000 - £224,999
- David Lunts, regional director, London, £155,000 - £159,999
- Richard Ennis, director of finance and corporate services, £160,000 – £164,999
- Trevor Beattie, director strategy, policy, performance and research, £150,000 – £154,999
Tenant Services Authority
- Peter Marsh, chief executive, £165,000 - £169,999
