Petition · past parliament
End Public Duties Cost Allowance for ex pm unless they meet a certain criteria.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
End the Public Duties Cost Allowance for ex prime ministers that were not voted in via a General Election, or have not been in post for at least 6 months.
Under current rules, PMs are entitled to claim £115,000 for the rest of their life, even after being PM for less than 2 months, or if they were voted in via internal party ballot, and not via a GE.
The Appointment of any Prime Minister on behalf of the country, via anything other than a GE is undemocratic, and to then pay them a lifetime annual salary of this size, at the taxpayers expense, is unacceptable.
In the past 2 months, 3 people became entitled to it, under this system.
It must stop
The Appointment of any Prime Minister on behalf of the country, via anything other than a GE is undemocratic, and to then pay them a lifetime annual salary of this size, at the taxpayers expense, is unacceptable.
In the past 2 months, 3 people became entitled to it, under this system.
It must stop
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
We currently have the below petition open which you might like to sign:
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
| 27 Oct 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 31 Oct 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
31 Oct 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.