13-06-2024, 02:48 PM
If anyone who chose a job based in another city was able to claim their rent in that city as a payout, then I might agree. Being an MP is a voluntary choice, it is a job like any other. It should be treated as such.
I would also point out that claiming this allowance is also a choice. If the salary for the job is insufficient to cover housing costs then don't take the job!
MPs would be better off understanding the conditions experienced by those they are paid to represent - including the increasing stress of housing costs. They might then be more inclined to work to reduce those stresses, for everyone, rather than simply decrease the tax burden for those who are contributing to those increased housing stresses.
Sauce for the goose...
I would also point out that claiming this allowance is also a choice. If the salary for the job is insufficient to cover housing costs then don't take the job!
MPs would be better off understanding the conditions experienced by those they are paid to represent - including the increasing stress of housing costs. They might then be more inclined to work to reduce those stresses, for everyone, rather than simply decrease the tax burden for those who are contributing to those increased housing stresses.
Sauce for the goose...