MPs’ could see their pay increase by 2.7% after the latest parliamentary spending watchdog recommendation today.
The increase will be the same as the average increase in pay for public sector employees last year and according to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), the increase would take the overall salary from £81,932 to £84,144 starting from 1st April 2022.
This payrise will be the first for two years as MPs’ pay remained unchanged in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
IPSA chairman Richard Lloyd said: “This is the first increase in pay for MPs in two years and follows the average of increases across the public sector last year. MPs play a vital role in our democracy and this is reflected in their pay.
“It is right that MPs are paid fairly for the responsibility and the unseen work they do helping their constituents, which dramatically increased last year. For Parliament to reflect society, it is vital that people from all walks of life can be an MP.”
It is also expected that some MPs may decline to take any payrise.
