Further revelations that the peer has received a second
home allowance of # 38,280 a year for the last five years - despite having her main home in the capital - meant many within Whitehall had predicted an imminent departure for the peer.
Not exact matches
THE federal government's reform
of the living - away - from -
home allowance will come into effect next week after almost a year
of consultation.
Similar to the UAE, expats in the Middle East can receive attractive employment benefits; 65 percent
of expats in Bahrain said they received an annual
allowance to take trips
home.
In lieu
of a car
allowance, under our security policy for our Chairman and our CEO, we provide a car and driver to Mr. Kovacevich and to Mr. Stumpf that each
of them used primarily for business and occasionally for commuting from
home to office or to outside events.
Other criteria include the relative strength
of each team, the margin
of victory, and an
allowance for
home advantage.
A evening packed with solid practical advice for parents
of children from toddlers to teenagers, that shows how to utilize the very stuff
of family life — chores, mealtime, sibling rivalry, toilet training, bedtime,
allowances and more — to create a
home environment in which children can become self - disciplined, compassionate, responsible, resourceful, resilient human beings who can act in their own best interest, stand up for themselves and exercise their own rights while respecting the rights and legitimate needs
of others.
In order to receive the government «birth
allowance» payment, a
home birthing mother must bring her baby in to a hospital within 24 hours
of the birth, and then be admitted for at least 12 hours.
As a result, it says ministers failed to make proper
allowance in their housing plans, leading to the current shortage
of affordable
homes in the south
of England in particular.
An MP's annual
allowance covers their office costs and staff wages while they can also claim a second
home allowance to cover the purchase
of a London
home.
After 26 years as MP, he announced his decision to stand down after it emerged he had claimed more than # 300,000 in second -
home allowances since 1990, as «part
of my salary».
«The emergency regulation upholds the State's position that
home care workers should be paid for 13 hours
of a 24 - hour lift - in shift, provided
allowance is made for sleep and meal time.
Instead
of the second
homes allowance MPs would get a «flat rate»
allowance based on attendance at Parliament.
The shadow
home secretary also proposed a habitual residence test for jobseekers»
allowance, controls on EU movement after the accession
of Bulgaria and Romania and, worst
of all, arrest powers for UKBA — easily the most incompetent, heartless and cack - handed division
of government.
Conservative leader says MP and wife
of aide Andrew Mackay, who has resigned, has to answer for second
home allowance
They've pledged to raise the tax - free personal
allowance to # 12,500, the top rate
of income tax to # 50,000 and sell 100,000 new
homes at 20 % below asking price for first - time buyers under 40.
At present 51
of the AMs are entitled to a second
home allowance for attending the assembly in Cardiff.
The highest level
of claims from the Conservatives came from former shadow education minister Alun Cairns, who spent the entirety
of his # 12,500
allowance despite having a family
home 45 minutes away.
There also needs to be a radical overhauling
of MPs» second
home allowances.
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.
• 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.
A handful
of Conservative MPs - some within commuting distance
of London - did not claim any second
home allowance last year.
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.
The latest details
of expenses claimed by MPs under the controversial second
homes allowance have been made public.
Housing
allowances Housing benefits will be capped at a maximum
of # 280 a week for a one - bedroom property to # 400 a week for a four - bedroom or larger
home.
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has called for the immediate disclosure
of MPs» expenses relating to their second -
home allowance.
MPs are entitled to claim up to # 23,000 a year under the additional costs
allowance to recover the costs
of running a second
home close to Westminster.
The speaker
of the House
of Commons, John Bercow, ordered a # 20,000 refurbishment
of his grace - and - favour residence despite pledging to forgo the second
home allowance when he was appointed two months ago.
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.
Taking advantage
of an
allowance which permitted Lords # 174 for every night they spent in the capital while attending sessions
of the Lords, he actually spent those nights in his
home in Essex.
The letter comes as two
of his front benchers -
home secretary Jacqui Smith and employment minister Tony McNulty - face parliamentary standards inquiries about their second
home allowance.
John Maples, one
of the party's deputy chairmen, declared a room in a private members club in Pall Mall as his main
home, and then claimed
allowances on his Oxfordshire
home.
In a letter to the committee on standards in public life, which is looking into MPs» pay expenses, Gordon Brown muted the idea
of scrapping the second
home allowance altogether.
There is no suggestion
of anything illegal but the newspaper's Vincent Moss is noting a substantial capital gain for Mr Grayling on the flat for which the
allowance is claimed plus the fact that his # 1.5 m constituency
home is just 17 miles away.
The issue
of Lords» expenses is already seeping out - there is an expectation
of more revelations to come, particularly about second
home allowances.
The Conservatives are prepared to support certain measures such as the removal
of second
home allowances for ministers in grace and favour properties - a reform which was in fact first proposed by David Cameron - but want voters to be able to Google MPs» expenses.
Current rules on claiming a second
home allowance exclude all constituencies within 20 miles (32 km)
of Westminster.
Upon publication
of MP's expenses in 2009, Ward defended her choice to fund a second
home in Westminster from her parliamentary
allowance, citing her need to balance her public duties with her duties as a mother
of small children.
It will also propose that MPs living within an hour's journey
of London should not be able to claim for a second
home, and also call for a reduction in the
allowance for London MPs.
[43] «The Committee issued a second report on 17th March 2005 criticising Sayeed for failing to apologise for his conduct as the first report had ordered, for sending out a circular on House
of Commons stationery to members
of the Mid Bedfordshire Conservative Association asking for their support in his reselection, and misuse
of allowances to pay for work on his
home.
Aside from the original issue
of both Mr Mackay and Miss Kirkbride claiming second
home allowances for different
homes - for which David Cameron said Miss Kirkbride's situation was different - further issues have since been raised:
If you look, for instance, at the issue
of the stay - at -
home mother, we do talk in the coalition government about having some sort
of transferable tax
allowance to help couples in that way.
Jacqui Smith, the
Home Secretary, who has faced criticism recently over claiming more than # 16,000 of taxpayers» money for a second home allowance, fared ba
Home Secretary, who has faced criticism recently over claiming more than # 16,000
of taxpayers» money for a second
home allowance, fared ba
home allowance, fared badly.
But Smith's claim that her rationale was clear, and that the expenses claims were «fair and reasonable» are undermined by the fact the ACA relates specifically to parliamentary duties, not those
of the
home secretary, and the ruling the MPs should seek the cheapest second
home allowance option.
What was particularly interesting, though, was the suggestion that stay - at -
home mums who will lose out from the child benefit decision could be compensated by the introduction
of transferable tax
allowances.
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.
Harriet Harman, the leader
of the house, signalled a rethink when she told the Observer that the government «still have to find a formula which will reassure the public and MPs» on replacing the controversial second
homes allowance, which compensates MPs for having to maintain a base in their constituency and the capital.
Scarborough was entitled to receive an
allowance for overnight stays in Albany
of $ 160 to $ 171 per day; an
allowance for travel not requiring an overnight stay in Albany from $ 49 to $ 61 per day; and reimbursement for mileage actually incurred for travel between his
home and Albany.
She has agreed to stop claiming the second
home allowance Nick Herbert The shadow environment secretary claimed back # 10,000
of the # 14,700 stamp duty when he bought a
home with his partner in his constituency.
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.
Although participating scientists» expenses, such as travel, accommodation, and food, will be covered by a daily
allowance, the scientists»
home institutes will have to continue to pay their salaries for the duration
of the Star Tiger programme.