Public Bodies' Housing 'perks' Spark Criticism

摘要

Public bodies came under fire this week for paying senior executives tens of thousands of pounds in annual housing perks to cover the cost of second homes. An investigation by a national newspaper has revealed several public sector bodies, including some local government organisations, pay generous bonuses to senior personnel deemed to be living away from home while in situ. David Nicholson, chief executive of the NHS, for example, receives ￡37,600 annually to cover the cost of living in London because he considers his first home to be in Yorkshire.