Salaries of Members of the United Kingdom Parliament
Salary of the Prime Minister
The Prime Minister does not always claim the total amount entitled to in legislation. The Prime Minister also gets other benefits, such as use of the Prime Minister's flat in Downing Street and other official residences, and chauffeur-driven transport.

Salaries of Members of the United Kingdom Parliament

Section Title: Salary of the Prime Minister
Table Section Text: The Prime Minister does not always claim the total amount entitled to in legislation. The Prime Minister also gets other benefits, such as use of the Prime Minister's flat in Downing Street and other official residences, and chauffeur-driven transport.

Date	Entitlement	Claimed	Modern equivalent	Notes

1 Apr 2008	£193,885

1 Apr 2009

1 Apr 2010	£198,661	£250,000

April 2010	£150,000	Prime Minister Gordon Brown revealed on 20 April 2010, days before the 2010 General Election, that he had taken a voluntary cut.

13 May 2010	£142,500	A Coalition Cabinet meeting on 13 May agreed a further 5% cut, and freeze until the 2015 General Election.

1 Apr 2011

1 Apr 2012

1 Apr 2013

1 Apr 2014

1 Apr 2015

8 May 2015	£149,440	On 31 July 2015, increases were announced that would be backdated to 8 May, the day after the 2015 General Election.

1 Apr 2016	£152,532	£150,402

1 Apr 2017	£153,907	£151,451

Sentence(s)

The Prime Minister's total salary increased from £142,500 to £149,440.

final_sentence: The Prime Minister's total salary increased from £142,500 to £149,440.