Request for information about the rules on accommodation for MPs' dependants

I have now been informed that your explanation of the policy regarding additional accommodation expenses for MPs with caring responsibilities is apparently incorrect as the rules have been changed since the Danczuk case meaning his conduct would no longer be against the Scheme rules if repeatedly by a different MP today.

In response to a complaint about an MP claiming the accommodation allowance in 2020/21 despite admitting his children never staying there during the financial year, IPSA has stated both that MPs with children are automatically entitled to the uplift with no further checks if they say they need to provide accommodation for their children and that there are also no checks about whether the accommodation is of appropriate size as it is left to an MP’s discretion as to what they do with the additional allowance – I have been told that the Scheme rules allow MPs to rent a 1-bed flat even if they are claiming the full £16,500 uplift for three children if that is what an MP decides is what is most appropriate for their situation.

Grateful if you could clarify what the actual policy is as I have received conflicting advice about this in response to this FOI compared to in response to my complaint about the MP.