This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Review the yearly lifetime allowance of £115,000 for former PMs.
Since the allowance is intended to pay former PMs back for expenses spent while fulfilling public duties in the role, Parliament should consider introducing a qualifying threshold based on a mimimum period of office.
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Parliament should undertake such a review to consider a more proportionate allowance that reflects the length of time and likely expenses incurred while fulfilling public duties. This is prompted by current events, which will see the shortest-serving Prime Minister in the nation's history, receiving £115,000 a year for the rest of her life for only six weeks' work.
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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Restrict Public Duties Cost allowance to Prime Ministers who won an election: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/625646
Introduce a three month "qualifying period" for Prime Minister PDCA eligibility: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/625990
Abolish the Public Duties Cost Allowance (PDCA) for former Prime Ministers: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/625940
The Public Duty Costs Allowance is claimable for reimbursement of incurred expenses for necessary office costs and secretarial costs arising from former Prime Minister's special position in public life. You can find out more about this allowance here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-duty-cost-allowance/public-duty-costs-allowance-guidance
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