Written questions

Public Duty Costs Allowance

2026-06-23 · Cabinet Office · 12774 · Official question

Alex Burghart

Question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he intends to review or uprate Public Duty Cost Allowance.

Answer

The Public Duty Costs Allowance has an annual limit of £115,000. The level of the limit is reviewed by the Prime Minister at the start of a Parliament and annually. PDCA has been frozen at this level since 2011 and remains frozen for the 2026/27 financial...