Members' allowances

Council members are not paid a salary for their work but do receive a monthly allowance, to help with the expense of being a councillor.

Full details of these payments are set out in the Members' Allowances Scheme.

You can download the current and previous versions of the scheme below.

Members Allowances Scheme 2024-25 (PDF) [155KB]

Members Allowance Scheme 2023-24 (PDF) [156KB]

Members Allowance Scheme 2022-23 (PDF) [156KB]

Members' Allowances Scheme 2021-22 (PDF) [158KB]

Members' Allowances Scheme 2020-21 (PDF) [158KB] (opens new window)

Members' Allowances Scheme 2019-20 (PDF) [155KB]

Each year, we publish a summary of the allowances that were paid to members during the most recent financial year.

You can download the summaries below.

Members Allowances Annual Summary 2023-24 (PDF) [95KB]

Members Allowances Annual Summary 2022-23 (PDF) [94KB]

Members Allowances Annual Summary - April 2021 - March 2022 (PDF) [132KB]

Members Allowance Annual Summary - 2020-2021 (PDF) [143KB]

Members Allowances Annual Summary for 2019/20 (PDF) [135KB]