Members' allowances
Find out about the member's allowance scheme and members' allowance paid.
Member's allowance scheme
Westminster City Council regularly publishes its scheme for allowances paid to members, as well as actual rates paid.
On 8 March 2023, Full Council agreed the 2023/24 Member Allowances Scheme.
We have traditionally paid significantly lower allowances than other inner London boroughs. In line with the recommendations of London Councils and the Independent Remuneration Panel for London, a number of changes were made to the allowances scheme.
A 4.04% increase is applied to the basic allowance paid to all councillors and the same uplift is applied to a large number of Special Responsibility Allowances (SRAs), including the Leader of the Council and the Leader of the Opposition.
Cabinet Member SRAs will increase from £11.7k to £17k, Deputy Leader SRAs from £20.2k to £23.4k, Deputy Leader of the Opposition SRA from £5.1k to £6.3k and Deputy Cabinet Members from £3.2k to £3.7k. Comparisons for each of these roles with four neighbouring, inner London boroughs are provided below:
Westminster 2023/24
- Deputy Leader, £23,483
- Cabinet Member, £17,008
- Opposition Deputy Leader, £6,193
- Deputy Cabinet Member, £3,763
Camden 2023/24
- Deputy Leader, n/a
- Cabinet Member, £26,660
- Opposition Deputy Leader, £5,865
- Deputy Cabinet Member, £2,130
Kensington and Chelsea 2023/24
- Deputy Leader, £37,511
- Cabinet Member, £36,471
- Opposition Deputy Leader, n/a
- Deputy Cabinet Member, n/a
Brent 2023/24
- Deputy Leader, £30,138
- Cabinet Member, £19,858
- Opposition Deputy Leader, n/a
- Deputy Cabinet Member, n/a
Lambeth 2022/23
- Deputy Leader, £28,518
- Cabinet Member, £28,518
- Opposition Deputy Leader, n/a
- Deputy Cabinet Member, £10,905
In addition a change was made to the dependents and carers allowance policy recognising real travel times within the city by allowing up to an hour's travel time either side of a meeting.
Previous publications
Members' allowance scheme appendix A
Members' allowance scheme 2019 to 2020
Members' allowance paid 2018 to 2019
Members' allowance scheme 2018 to 2019
Members' allowance scheme 2017 to 2018
Members' allowances paid 2017 to 2018
Members' allowance scheme 2016 to 2017
Members' allowances paid 2016 to 2017
Members' allowances paid 2015 to 2016
Members' allowances paid 2014 to 2015
Members' allowances paid 2013 to 2014
Members allowances scheme 2013 to 2014
Members' allowances paid 2012 to 2013
Members' allowances paid 2011 to 2012
Members allowances scheme 2011 to 2012
Members' allowance paid 2010 to 2011
Members' allowances 2010 to 2011
Members' allowances 2009 to 2010
Members' allowances 2008 to 2009
Published: 16 February 2021
Last updated: 29 September 2023