More than 60% of constituency office staff recruited by MLAs since last year's Stormont election are party members, according to Assembly documents
More than 60% of constituency office staff recruited by MLAs since last year's Stormont election are party members, according to Assembly documents.
Read more:DUP mayor clothing expenses probe 'referred to prosecutors', says Mid and East Antrim council The details were revealed in a Freedom of Information response from the Stormont Assembly to Belfast Live. By contrast, the employment of family members is publicly disclosed on MLAs' register of interests. Around one in seven MLAs employ family members in their constituency offices.
The other six - three for DUP, two for Alliance and one SDLP - were considered associated persons for other reasons, such as being former employees of other MLAs.Assembly records show MLAs claimed almost £8million in expenses for staff costs between April 2021 and March 2022, the most recent period for which figures are available.
Constituency office staff can now earn up to £37,180 a year, with total annual employee wages per MLA capped at £82,400.
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