MPs will be banned from claiming expenses for dinners , TV licences and taxis before 11pm following the general election . The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority ( Ipsa ) confirmed that politicians ' perks will be cut from May 8 . The move , which is likely to cause anger among MPs who already complain that the system leaves them out of pocket , emerged as the watchdog announced a raft of changes for the next parliament . The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has confirmed that certain perks for politicians will be cut from May 8 . Ipsa said : 'We will implement the rule changes agreed in December 2013 , including removing hospitality claims and the late sitting food subsidy . We have tightened the rules on taxis and hotels after late sittings of the House . 'We will no longer allow claims , under the accommodation rules , for TV licences and home contents insurance . ' Elsewhere , staffing budgets are to go up 1 per cent to £147,000 for MPs in the London area , and £140,000 for those from outside the capital . The office costs budget is rising 0.5 per cent to reflect inflation , but accommodation budgets have been frozen . The watchdog had proposed a raft of curbs to expenses in 2013 as part of a wider package that included salaries rising by 10 per cent from £67,000 to £74,000 . It suggested that trimming perks and pension benefits would offset the costs of the controversial pay rise . Prime Minister David Cameron has said that a 10 per cent pay rise for MPs is 'unacceptable ' at a time when public sector rises are restricted to one per cent . The changes will go ahead even though the pay rise is still subject to review and David Cameron , Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg have signalled they may block it . Mr Cameron has said he regards the hike as 'unacceptable ' at a time when public sector rises are restricted to one per cent , while Mr Miliband and Mr Clegg have said they do not believe it should go ahead . The move - which is likely to cause anger among MPs who already complain that the system leaves them out of pocket - emerged as Ipsa announced expenses rules for the next parliament . But while the expenses reductions will now come in to force automatically on May 8 , the MP salary boost will be subject to a review due to be carried out in the weeks after the poll . The watchdog theoretically has the final decision on the issue - although there have been suggestions that the law could be changed in order to prevent the increase . The cross-party Commons Standards Committee has previously condemned the expenses cuts , arguing that the rules are already 'considerably less generous ' than in many companies . Highlighting the plan to drop the £15 currently claimable for dinner when the House sits beyond 7.30pm , the committee said : 'If such expenses are not met by the employer , then the employee is able to claim tax relief on subsistence costs of travel between work places . 'The rules for MPs are already considerably less generous than this . 'We also note that when there is whipped business , members must be within easy reach of the division lobbies . 'Once again , we consider there needs to be a stronger evidence base before it can be asserted that these are costs which other professionals would expect to meet for themselves , unless they had been dealt with through a salary supplement rather than expenses . ' The committee said MPs routinely worked 60 or 70 hours a week and the tightening of the expenses system in the wake of the scandal that rocked Westminster already meant some had taken to sleeping in their offices . 'We do not consider that Ipsa has made a case for changing the boundary of the existing scheme of business costs and expenses , ' the report said . The changes will see a halt to claims for tea and biscuits , and hotels only allowed if they are booked after 1am .
Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority says perks will be cut . MPs will be banned claiming expenses for dinners and taxis before 11pm . The cuts will begin on May 8 , the day after the next general election . The move is likely to anger MPs , who say the system leaves them out of pocket .