Liz Truss will be entitled to an annual office allowance of up to £115,000 after serving as prime minister for a matter of weeks. Truss can claim the funding under the public duty costs allowance (PDCA).
Mark Serwotka, the general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union, said: “At a time when one in five civil servants are using food banks and 35% have skipped meals because they have no food, it’s grotesque that Liz Truss can walk away with what is effectively a £115,000 bonus."
Jo Grady, the general secretary of the University and College Union said: “Millions of public sector workers, including those who transform lives in education, are in the grips of a devastating cost of living crisis. Low pay leaves thousands upon thousands skipping meals and restricting energy use. They will be appalled to see the soon-to-be former prime minister rewarded for such catastrophic failings. She should do the right thing and give up the money.”
Steven Littlewood, the assistant general secretary of the FDA, which represents senior civil servants, said: “The hypocrisy is astounding. This year the government has offered a real-terms pay cut and once again tried to attack the redundancy terms of the civil servants who are keeping this country running while we move from one prime minister to another. After all of that, it beggars belief that the prime minister would accept £115k a year for just six weeks in the job.”
Liz Truss’s entitlement to ex-PMs’ £115,000 annual grant sparks anger | Liz Truss | The Guardian
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