Labour MPs slam ‘rewards for failure’
top of his £185,000 salary. This year there was no bonus but his pay hit £190,000.
Neil Couling, director general of Universal Credit, got a bonus of up to £20,000 last year and a £125,000 salary. This year instead of a bonus his salary leapt to £145,000 a year.
Jeremy Moore, strategy director, had a £20,000 bonus two years running – taking his total pay to £155,000 a year. Mayank Prakash, director general of digital technology, got up to £20,000 this year on top of his £200,000 salary – so he earned more than his boss Sir Robert.
And Andrew Rhodes, operations director, had a bonus of between £10,000 and £15,000 this year, taking his pay to £155,000 a year. He also claimed £37,600 in travel expenses. Now 31 Labour MPs say the roll out of Universal Credit –