Allowances, Pay and Pension
Publication of Assembly Members’ Allowances

Download the Independent Panel’s report on financial support for Assembly Members (PDF, 3MB)
To request a printed version of the report, please email independentreviewpanel@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Anyone can use the Assembly’s publication system to see allowances and expenses claims made by Assembly Members:
- Office Costs Allowance (i.e. office expenses related to their duties as an Assembly Member)
- Additional Costs Allowance (i.e. expenses incurred in staying overnight away from their main home for the purpose of performing their duties as a Assembly Member)
- Travel Costs Allowance (i.e. travel expenses incurred by Assembly Members due to their Assembly duties)
Claims are listed by the month in which the claim was made, not the date that the expense was incurred. Figures included are provisional as they are subject to external audit.
In accordance with the Freedom of Information (Parliament and National Assembly for Wales Order 2008), the following information has not been published:-
- information relating to any residential address of a member of the Assembly
- regular travel arrangements of a member of the Assembly (except as to the amount of such travel)
- the identity of any person who has had access to any residential address of a member of the Assembly as a result of a commercial relationship with the member.
Personal data may be excluded where it would contravene any of the data protection principles contained within the Data Protection Act 1998. In such instances, reference to the item has been omitted from the Schedule and the total shown as claimed has been adjusted accordingly.
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Independent Review Panel
The role of the Panel, which reported in July 2009, was to review the financial support provided for Assembly Members, including pay, allowances and resources in their constituencies or regions.
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Members Allowances
This section contains details about Assembly Members' allowances, including allowance claims prior to 2008-09, a summary of allowance entitlement limits and the full Determination rules surrounding Allowance entitlements
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Members Pay and Pension
This section contains details about Assembly Members' salaries, including historical rates of pay since 1998 and documents relating to the Assembly Members' Pension Scheme.
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