IPSA announces proposal on MPs' pay for 2025-26

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) is proposing the salary of a Member of Parliament rises by 2.8% for the next financial year.

The proposal is in line with government pay recommendations for public sector workers, and is subject to a consultation before IPSA makes a final decision.

IPSA is an independent body and considers a range of metrics when deciding on MPs’ pay. This includes national statistics on pay and reward in the public sector, its own pay principles, and the wider economic context.

Richard Lloyd OBE is IPSA's Chair:

“IPSA has been responsible for deciding MPs’ pay since 2011. Since then, our aim has been to make fair decisions on pay, both for MPs and the public.

“Our pay proposal for 2025-26 reflects the experience of the wider working public sector population, and recognises both the vital role of MPs and the current economic climate.”

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For more details contact IPSA's Press Office.

Notes to Editors

1. A 2.8% uplift would mean an MP’s salary for 2025-26 would be £93,904.

2. The consultation period runs from 10 February 2025 to 28 February 2025, with a final decision published in mid-March.

3. Under the Parliamentary Standards Act, IPSA is required to review MPs’ salaries within the first year of a new parliament.

However, as the anniversary of the new Parliament comes after the beginning of the new financial year, as an interim measure IPSA proposes adjusting MPs’ salaries in line with government pay recommendations for public sector workers with a 2.8% uplift for 2025-26.

Any decision taken as a result of the later review will not take effect until April 2026 at the earliest.

4. IPSA was created in 2009 by the Parliamentary Standards Act. The Act was amended in 2010 by the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act. Together they gave IPSA three main responsibilities:

• to regulate MPs' business costs

• to determine MPs' pay and pension arrangements

• to provide financial support to MPs in carrying out their parliamentary functions

5. IPSA is independent of Parliament and the Government. This allows it to make decisions about the rules on business costs and on MPs’ pay without interference.