Petition · past parliament
Abolish the Public Duty Costs Allowance
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
Abolish the Public Duty Costs Allowance (PDCA) scheme with immediate effect.
PDCA was introduced in '91 to assist former Prime Ministers still active in public life, allowing them all to claim up to £115,000 p.a. from the public purse, over and above their pension and other earnings. But the landscape has changed and become more lucrative; it is hard to imagine any former PM needing this pay-out. With seven living former PMs, abolishing the PDCA could save the public purse in excess of £1 million per year, as well as right a moral wrong at a time of widespread austerity.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action:
Abolish the Public Duties Cost Allowance (PDCA) for former Prime Ministers: Abolish the Public Duties Cost Allowance (PDCA) for former Prime Ministers
Abolish the Public Duties Cost Allowance (PDCA) for former Prime Ministers: Abolish the Public Duties Cost Allowance (PDCA) for former Prime Ministers
Timeline
| 20 Oct 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Oct 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
24 Oct 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.