MPs Guide for pay and expenses

March 23, 2009

What allowances can MPs(member of parliment) have and what else can MPs claim?

SECOND HOMES ALLOWANCE

The Additional Costs Allowance – which covers the cost of running a second home or rent or hotel expenses – is being renamed the Personal Additional Accommodation Expenditure (PAAE).

SALARY AND ALLOWANCES

MPs are paid an annual salary of £63,291 and receive allowances for the costs of running an office, having homes both near Westminster and in their constituency, and travelling between both.

MILEAGE

Drivers can claim 40p a mile for the first 10,000 miles then 25p a mile, cyclists get 20p a mile while motorcyclists can claim 24p a mile.

STAFFING ALLOWANCE

Worth up to £100,205 a year, this allows MPs to employ staff, but is paid directly to staff by the Commons finance department.

LONDON SUPPLEMENT

This can only be claimed by MPs representing inner London constituencies and is worth up to £2,916.