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<p>The Public Duty Cost Allowance (PDCA) is a payment for reimbursement of incurred
expenses for necessary office and secretarial costs arising from fulfilling public
duties, to a maximum of £115,000 per annum.</p><p>All former Prime Ministers’ are
eligible to draw on the PDCA. They cannot claim the allowance if they are serving
as Leader of the Opposition.</p><p>The annual amount received by each PDCA claimant
is published each year in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts available
online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts"
target="_blank">Cabinet Office annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK</a></p><p>Further
information about the PDCA is available online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-duty-cost-allowance/public-duty-costs-allowance-guidance"
target="_blank">Public Duty Costs Allowance guidance - GOV.UK</a></p><p> </p>
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