Sentences with phrase «home allowance over»

She was compared with her neighbouring MP, Kelvin Hopkins, who it was reported in 2009 had only claimed # 8,894 in second home allowance over the previous five years.

Claim: The Conservative leader claimed a total of # 82,450 on his second home allowance over five years - mostly on mortgage interest payments and utility bills for his constituency home in Oxfordshire.

Five Sinn Fein MPs claimed # 500,000 in second home allowances over five years despite not taking up their seats and paying double the rental market values (Sunday Telegraph)

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The shadow chancellor was investigated over his second home allowance by the parliamentary standards watchdog.

• No doubt Mark Simmonds is aware the maximum housing benefit for a three - bed flat in inner London, the largest for which he'd be entitled to claim, is # 350.95 a week, or # 18,249.40 annually, just over half of the # 35,375 he can claim as a rental allowance on a second home as an MP.

Mr Cameron told the Lib Dem leader not to «put himself on a pedestal» over MPs» expenses, after Mr Clegg repeated his claim that politicians from «both of the old parties» had not been held to account for flipping their second home designations to maximise their income from allowances.

Mr & Mrs Keen's expenses have been in the spotlight recently over their second home allowances and this new development comes as further evidence in the scrutiny of the couple's expenses.

«David Cameron has sought to embarrass Gordon Brown over his expenses bill by pledging he will not claim the «second homes» allowance for MPs if he moves into Downing Street.

She claimed over # 90,000 in second home allowance between 2004 and 2009, despite living less than 30 miles from Westminster.

The shadow chancellor was investigated by Parliament's standards commissioner over his second home allowance after a complaint from a Labour activist.

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Part of the current problem of keeping people in their homes is that a shelter allowance created by the state in 1975 covered the full rents of the vast majority of those on public assistance, but hasn't kept up with the increase in rents over the years, he said.

Malik was facing questions over why he was claiming money from the taxpayers» office costs allowance to fund an office in his constituency home in Dewsbury when he was making claims for his office costs elsewhere in his constituency at the same time.

Part of the current problem of keeping people in their homes is that a shelter allowance created by the state in 1975 covered the full rents of the vast majority of those on public assistance, but it hasn't kept up with the increase in rents over the years, Hevesi has said.

I want someone to tear apart the home in a report so the sellers will either have to give me a huge repair allowance or hand over a like - new home!

After you gather enough opinions and hear the same drawback comments over and over, you might want to consider painting, removing the carpet or offering a decorating allowance in your home marketing materials.