Public duty costs claimed by former prime ministers, 2019/20 to 2023/24

An Institute for Government table showing public duty costs claimed by former prime ministers, 2019/20 to 2023/24. In 2023/24, £836,000 was spent on public duty cost allowance.
Notes: Source: Institute for Government analysis of Cabinet Office, Annual Report and Accounts, 2019/20 to 2023/24. Notes: former prime ministers are allowed to claim up to £115,000 of public duty costs each year. Total costs include staff pension costs. Boris Johnson was eligible to claim public duty cost allowance in 2022/23 but no claims were received - the Cabinet Office reimbursed £67,083 in costs for 2023/24. David Cameron stopped receiving the allowance when he was appointed as foreign secretary in November 2023.Get the dataEmbed Download image
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