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MPs' severance pay to double at next general election
Severance pay for MPs leaving Parliament at the next general election is to be doubled, to more than £19,000.
Former MPs will be paid for four months instead of the current two, while they close their office and manage the departure of their staff.
IPSA, the independent body that sets the rules for MPs' expenses, said the current period was not long enough.
It follows a review of the rules following a public consultation that ended in June.
Previously, only those who lost their seat at a general election, or who stood down at a "snap" election, could qualify for the extra pay.
But following the end of five-year fixed term parliaments, all MPs who are standing down at an election will now qualify.
As before, those MPs who stand down before an election period will not receive the payment.