Christopher Luxon claims $52k accommodation payment to live in own apartment

NZ PM Luxon claiming $52k accommodation handout

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon has confirmed he is taking a taxpayer-funded allowance of $52,000 to stay in his own rent-free apartment.

Luxon claims $52k allowance to live in his own apartment

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon appears to have ignored his own orders to the public service to find savings up up to 7.5 percent from their budgets, quietly claiming an 11 percent top up to his own $471,000 salary in the form of a $52,000 optional allowance.

Christopher Luxon claims $52k accommodation payment to live in own apartment

The prime minister is the first in at least 34 years to claim the payment.

Luxon claims $52k accommodation payment to live in own apartment

The Prime Minister will receive a $52,000 top-up to his $471,000 salary to cover his accommodation expenses since he is not living in Premier House. A spokesperson for Christopher Luxon confirmed he will claim the optional accommodation payment, despite living in an apartment in Wellington that he owns mortgage-free. It makes Luxon the first Prime Minister in at least 34 years to claim the payment. Since Premier House became the official prime m…

NZ PM Luxon claiming $52k accommodation handout

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon has confirmed he is taking a taxpayer-funded allowance of $52,000 to stay in his own rent-free apartment.