🔵 NEW: #LizTruss will be entitled to claim up to £115,000 per year from the taxpayer for the rest of her life once she leaves office, despite likely being one of the shortest-serving prime ministers in history.
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🪙 The Public Duties Cost Allowance allows former prime ministers to claim back money toward the cost of maintaining activities in public life.
Former PMs have claimed back millions through the scheme since it was set up in 1991 following the resignation of Margaret Thatcher.
Former PMs have claimed back millions through the scheme since it was set up in 1991 following the resignation of Margaret Thatcher.
🤝 The costs are a reimbursement of expenses for necessary office and secretarial costs arising from their position in public life.
“The allowance is not paid to support private or parliamentary duties. PDCA is in addition to any constituency office which they maintain as MPs.”
“The allowance is not paid to support private or parliamentary duties. PDCA is in addition to any constituency office which they maintain as MPs.”
In addition to the PDCA, former PMs are entitled to claim a pension allowance to contribute towards their office staff pension costs, limited to 10% of the maximum allowance.
Since 2013, former PMs have claimed almost £4m through the allowance.
Since 2013, former PMs have claimed almost £4m through the allowance.
#Truss will become the sixth living former PM entitled to claim back when she leaves office, which could mean taxpayers paying out over £700k per year including pension contributions.
Truss has been in office since 17 October, but there is already speculation she could resign.
Truss has been in office since 17 October, but there is already speculation she could resign.
John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron all claimed more than £100,000 through the PDCA in 2020/2021, according to Cabinet Office accounts for that period.
Major and Blair both claimed back the maximum available allowance, of £115,000 while Brown claimed £114,712
Major and Blair both claimed back the maximum available allowance, of £115,000 while Brown claimed £114,712
🔍 David Cameron claimed slightly less at £113,423.
Theresa May, the only former prime minister who still serves as an MP and therefore receives a taxpayer salary to carry out ‘public duties’, claimed £57,832.
Pension contributions linked to the PDCA cost £55,381 in 20/21.
Theresa May, the only former prime minister who still serves as an MP and therefore receives a taxpayer salary to carry out ‘public duties’, claimed £57,832.
Pension contributions linked to the PDCA cost £55,381 in 20/21.
While the payment is generally reserved for former PMs, an exception was made for Sir Nick Clegg, who served as deputy PM in the coalition government between 2010-2015.
Sir Nick ceased his claim in 2019-2020, having already banked £444,775 through the PDCA scheme by that time.
Sir Nick ceased his claim in 2019-2020, having already banked £444,775 through the PDCA scheme by that time.
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