Independent Remuneration Board MLA pay determination increase
9 releases from 5 parties, 19 February 2026 to 13 March 2026.
Each party’s website press releases, in order of publication
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Stop the 27% MLA Pay Rise
The Green Party calls on the Independent Remuneration Board to pause a proposed 27% MLA pay rise until public sector workers get a fair settlement, and urges supporters to sign a petition to be presented to the Assembly Commission before consultation closes on 5 March.
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TUV comment on £14k pay hike for MLAs
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston says the Independent Remuneration Board's determination lifting MLA salaries by about 27%, a £14,000 rise, was the outcome MLAs intended. He argues Stormont's powers have shrunk and calls for public consultation on the pay decision.
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No MLA Pay Rise: Don’t Reward Failure!
Aontú, through Gemma Brolly, backs a petition to stop a proposed 27% MLA pay rise, calling for an immediate halt, a full review of MLA expenses and allowances, and a cap tied to the highest public sector pay award. It also calls for investment in SEND services and a fair deal for public sector…
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MLAs Pay Rise: Immoral, Unjustified, and an Insult to Every Worker and Vulnerable Child
Aontú calls the proposed 27% MLA pay rise immoral and unjustifiable, contrasting it with 3–5% increases for teachers, nurses and other public sector workers. It also demands the rise be stopped immediately, citing SEND and EA transport cuts.
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Gaston exposes O’Neill hypocrisy on MLA pay
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston says First Minister Michelle O'Neill cannot distance herself from a £14,000 MLA pay rise, arguing Sinn Féin helped establish the benchmarking scheme that steered the Remuneration Board towards large uplifts. He calls on her to admit the Stormont establishment created the…
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Alliance’s response to the Independent Remuneration Board’s consultation into MLA pay
Alliance says it would be inappropriate for MLAs to set their own pay and calls for any increase to reflect public finance pressures and uplifts for other public sector workers. It opposes the proposed hike and urges pay to be stopped entirely for MLAs from parties that block Assembly functioning…
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Gaston publishes his response to Stormont’s MLA only consultation on MLA pay
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston submits his response to the Independent Remuneration Board consultation, opposing the proposed rise in MLA basic salary from about £53,000 to £67,200. He argues the increase is out of step with public sector pay and that the benchmarking against other legislatures is…
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1st April MLA pay hike takes the public for fools
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston says the MLA pay rise taking effect on 1 April was designed by MLAs to exclude public input, and says his amendments to the remuneration board's remit were dismissed. He accuses the parties involved of taking the public for fools.
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MLA Pay Hike a Slap in the Face of Struggling Families
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says the 27% MLA pay rise is unjustifiable, accusing Sinn Féin, the SDLP and Alliance of doublespeak after they voted down his amendment to cap rises at CPI inflation. He contrasts the £1.2 million cost with a £300 energy payment for 4,000 households.
Parties with no matching press release found on their website
- DUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
- Sinn Féin: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
- UUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
- SDLP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
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