Families have been left 'infuriated' at MPs 2.7 per cent annual pay rise next month after a watchdog declared that they have been working harder during the pandemic.
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority said politicians' salaries will go up from £81,932 to £84,144 and MPs will receive £2,212 more for the year from 1 April 2022.
Peers are likely to see their tax-free daily 'attendance allowance' increase by the same proportion, to £332.
Ipsa chair Richard Lloyd said it was important MPs are paid 'fairly', arguing their duties helping constituents 'dramatically increased' last year.
Downing Street previously urged 'restraint' on MPs' pay this year despite the cost of living crisis, while Keir Starmer has called for a freeze.
But families have been left 'infuriated' after it was announced Commons salaries are being hiked at the same time as voters face a painful £12billion increase in national insurance and soaring energy bills.
The average household energy bills are set to hit £3,000 this year and petrol could reach £1.70 a litre after the price of oil passed $100 a barrel, experts have warned.
Britons are braced for the price of gas, electricity, petrol, holidays and even a loaf bread to soar as the invasion of Ukraine tightens the squeeze on the cost of living.
And food prices are rising at near-record levels amid supply chain pressures and the Covid aftermath.
One immediate effect was for stock markets in London and the rest of the world to fall – knocking a big hole in people's pensions and savings.
Meanwhile, Labour MP Zarah Sultana slammed the Commons pay rise and branded it 'wrong' because 'ordinary people are facing a Tory cost-of-living crisis'. She also added she will be donating her £2200 to foodbanks and other local charities.
Families have been left 'infuriated' at MPs 2.7 per cent annual pay rise next month after a watchdog declared that they have been working harder during the pandemic. Pictured: Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Meanwhile, Labour MP Zarah Sultana slammed the Commons pay rise and branded it 'wrong' because 'ordinary people are facing a Tory cost-of-living crisis'
Labour MP Zarah Sultana (pictured) also added she will be donating her £2200 to foodbanks and other local charities
The average household energy bills are set to hit £3,000 this year and petrol could reach £1.70 a litre after the price of oil passed $100 a barrel, experts have warned. Pictured: A Shell petrol station near London Bridge on Tuesday
She wrote earlier today: 'Today the independent regulator said MPs will get a £2200 pay rise. I believe this is wrong: Ordinary people are facing a Tory cost-of-living crisis. They should get a proper pay rise, not well-paid MPs. That's why I will donate mine to Coventry Foodbank and other local causes.'
Many have taken to Twitter to express their anger over the 'majority of MPs who live in a bubble'.
One user wrote: 'This is ridiculous. So many people are in poverty and MPs, who can claim expenses on top of their current salary, are getting a pay rise. Infurating.'
Another added: 'So my council tax is going up £42 a month, my energy bill is estimated to rise by £52 a month - A total of £1128.
'Then add food, fuel and everything else. Meanwhile, MPs will get expenses paid on top of a £2000 pay rise. This government is out of touch with reality.'
One more angry user wrote: '100 per cent this is wrong. People are struggling with everything going up, yet their wages are now. I, myself have had a pay freeze and had nothing in the last three years, but the cost of living is still increasing. I swear the majority of MPs live in a bubble.'
Meanwhile, Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey recently urged people not to push for big pay rises, despite energy
