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MPs’ annual pay will rise by nearly £5,000 – taking their salaries to nearly £100,000.
Members of Parliament will get a 5% pay rise, taking their salaries to £98,599 for 2026-27, up from the current level of £93,904. The increase – which includes a 3.5% increase for the cost of living and a further 1.5% “benchmarking adjustment” – will kick in from April 1.
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), which has the legal duty to decide how much MPs should be paid, announced the update on Monday. It said it had taken into account that MPs in Westminster were faced with more “abuse and intimidation” and rising constituency casework when considering the rise.
IPSA also said it has been comparing the salaries of Westminster politicians against “pay against other responsible roles in the wider public sector and parliamentarians in similar democracies around the world “.
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MPs are on track to receive a salary of around £110,000 by the scheduled end of the current parliament in 2029. IPSA aims to move towards in increments over the next three years.
The 5% pay rise comes amid below-inflation salary boosts for other public sector workers. In February, NHS unions say health workers are “downright angry” after the Government announced they will get a 3.3% pay rise next year. Unions representing nurses said “another below inflation pay award” is an “insult” amid fears of more NHS strikes.
Across the civil service, departments are able to make average pay awards up to 3.25%
MPs do not determine their own salaries, which have been set by IPSA since the watchdog was created in 2009 in the wake of the expenses scandal.
Richard Lloyd, IPSA’s Chair, said: “The role of an MP has evolved. They are dealing with higher levels of complex casework, and abuse and intimidation towards MPs and their staff has been growing.
“In reaching our decision for 2026-27 we have benchmarked MPs’ pay against other responsible, senior roles in civic society and similar worldwide democracies, as well as considering our own core principles and the wider economic context.
“In future years we will continue to consider prevailing economic and fiscal conditions when confirming annual pay decisions taking into account the experience of people outside of parliament.”
MPs with additional responsibilities, such as government ministers or the Speaker of the House of Commons, usually receive supplementary entitlements due to those roles. These additional entitlements are administered separately by other bodies than IPSA.
In 2024, it was confirmed Keir Starmer’s annual salary was just over £75,000 on top of his MPs’ salary.
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