Question

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what would now be the daily attendance allowance if it were adjusted for inflation, as measured by the retail price index, from the level of £300 set in October 2010.

The Daily Allowance rate was introduced on 1 October 2010 at £300 per day. Retail Price Index (RPI) figures for October 2024 are expected to be released by the Office for National Statistics on 20 November 2024. It is therefore not yet possible to calculate a figure for the Daily Allowance adjusted for inflation by RPI for the month of October 2024.

Based on September 2024 RPI figures, if the Daily Allowance rate had been adjusted annually for inflation, it would be £515 oer day from 1 September 2024.