Lords’ expenses and allowances 2008/09
11 December 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Members of the House of Lords are not paid salaries but they can claim, within prescribed limits, expenses and allowances arising from performance of their parliamentary duties.
Detailed figures of the categories of expenses and allowances for the 2008/09 financial year, together with a briefing paper explaining the system, are published today:
Background briefing on Members’ expenses and allowances
- Briefing: Members’ Expenses and Allowances (PDF)
- Guide to the Members’ Reimbursement Scheme
- Members of the Lords: allowances
Reform of the expenses and allowances system
In June 2009, the House of Lords House Committee referred the expenses system to the independent Review Body on Senior Salaries (SSRB) for review. The SSRB published its report on 26 November.
The House Committee has considered the SSRB’s recommendations, and its report recommending the adoption of a new scheme to be in place for the new Parliament next year, will be debated on 14 December.
- Parliament News: House of Lords to debate reports on financial support for Members
- House of Lords House Committee Report: SSRB Review of Financial Support for Members of the House of Lords
- Review Body on Senior Salaries Report: Review of financial support for Members of the House of Lords (external link)
- Review Body on Senior Salaries (external link)
- Parliament News: Review of financial support for Lords published