Members Allowances 2024 to 2025

Isle of Wight Council Members Allowances 2024 to 2025

Set out below are the details of the allowances paid to Members of the Isle of Wight Council for the year commencing 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.

All Members receive a basic allowance, and some Members also receive a Special Responsibility Allowance which reflects their additional responsibilities. These allowances are also intended to cover a range of expenses including such things as telephony expenses, paper, print cartridges and other supplies used for council business.

All Members are also entitled to receive a travel allowance for Island travel.  This is calculated using a formula based on the distance of their home from County Hall and the post they hold.  Additionally, Members are entitled to claim the expenses of any off-Island travel and subsistence they incur whilst on Council business.  For some Members this will be higher than others as they represent the Isle of Wight Council on Regional/National Boards and have other network meetings which they attend on behalf of the Council.

*no claims were received or payment was made for any Dependent Carers Allowance in 2024-25.

All the allowances are subject to tax and national insurance contributions.

In making or amending the scheme of allowances, the authority has regard to the recommendations of an independent remuneration panel.

Copies of the Member Allowances Scheme and a record of the payments made in accordance with the scheme are available for inspection by members of the public during normal office hours at: 

Democratic Services

County Hall

High Street

Newport

Isle of Wight PO30 1UD