Councillors: Pay
Commons · Question 11539 · Tabled 19 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Zöe Franklin
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the absence of remuneration for parish councillors on the recruitment and retention of those councillors.
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 24 Jun 2026
Parish and town councils may already pay a basic allowance to their councillors. It is up to individual councils to set levels of allowances appropriate for their individual circumstances.