mps last got a pay rise on 8 may 2015.
when did mps last get a pay rise?
8 may 2015
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before the formation of ipsa, mps were able to determine their own salaries and expenses. after the 2009 parliamentary expenses scandal, this role was taken from politicians and given to ipsa. in july 2015, ipsa announced that mps' salaries would be increased from £67,000 to £74,000. they stated this "one-off adjustment" was needed to correct disparities between mps and the rest of the public sector in terms of pay and pensions which they felt was the result of successive governments' reluctance to tackle the contentious issue. ipsa also commented that further pay rises would be linked to the average earnings in the public sector. then prime minister david cameron publicly criticized the move, saying "i don’t think this was the right decision", having previously criticized such a move move as "simply unacceptable", given the rest of public sector pay had been capped for the duration of the parliament. cameron, however, defended mps accepting the rise, assuring them "the right thing to do is to be paid the rate for the job". the 10% pay rise was controversial as the rest of the public sector pay had been capped at 1% per year. some mps stated that they would not accept the pay rise but instead transfer it to charities. ipsa announced further pay rises of 1.3% and 1.4% to mps' salaries in line with average earnings within the public sector as determined by the office for national statistics in 2016 and 2017 respectively.
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