Despite her short tenure as prime minister, Liz Truss is eligible to claim a ?115,000 ($129,306) per year allowance for the rest of her life.
Truss¡¯s 44-day tenure qualifies her for the Public Duty Costs Allowance. The money isn¡¯t for private use, but rather to help pay for the additional costs, like staffing, faced by former prime ministers after being in ¡°public life.¡±
The idea of the shortest-serving prime minister ever receiving the payments has been controversial, with some pointing out that the money could be put to better use. Truss didn¡¯t immediately respond to a request for comment.
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