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The former Prime Minister submitted expenses claims for £1,557 worth of rent, bills and cleaning expenses for her constituency office in South West Norfolk between September and November last year.
Liz Truss had a staff member pay hundreds of pounds worth of office costs after losing her seat.
The former Prime Minister submitted expenses claims for £1,557 worth of rent, bills and cleaning expenses for her constituency office in South West Norfolk between September and November last year.
But documents show the charges were made to a staff member’s card, because she said her “payment card had been turned off”.
MPs are issued a card tied to their expenses account with which they can pay for day-to-day costs.
But expenses rules state: “You will continue to have access to your Payment Card and direct payment facilities during the first two months of the winding up period.”
This means it would have worked from the election in early July until early September.
A spokesperson for Ms Truss did not respond to a request for comment.
Ms Truss lost her South West Norfolk seat in July’s general election by 630 votes to Labour ’s Terry Jermy.
She is now entitled to an allowance of up to £115,000 a year from the taxpayer to pay for office, travel and staff expenses.
The Public Duty Cost Allowance (PDCA) is available to all former Prime Ministers who are active in public life unless they are serving as leader of the opposition.