Link the pay of MPs and Civil Servants to people's average disposable income

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Total remuneration (pay, bonuses, expenses, etc.) should be linked to median disposable incomes of the population (after taxes, housing costs, energy bills, etc.).
If disposable incomes rise, MP and civil servants are rewarded; if they drop, then MPs and civil service remuneration is cut by double.

For at least three decades, governments have made decisions that have made UK citizens poorer. House prices, insane rents, energy prices, expensive food, high taxes, rampant immigration, and more are governments decisions that make us poorer.
In order to ensure that our politicians are genuinely working for the benefit of the people of the UK, we need to align incentives: if politico decisions make people poorer, then they should be made poorer too.
Align politico pay incentives to our benefit.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) is responsible for deciding on MPs' expenses and pay. IPSA is independent of both Parliament and Government.

You can find out more about IPSA here: https://www.theipsa.org.uk/

Timeline

26 Jan 2026	Petition opened for signatures
26 Feb 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 26 Feb 2026

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