01 September, 2017
Mr. Clinton's NY office is bigger, at 8,300 square feet, but slightly cheaper at $518,000.
In 2018, Obama will cost taxpayers $1,153,000, according to a Congressional Research Service memo first obtained by The Washington Times.
The allowances for an office and expenses - and pension for Obama - originated from a 1958 law, the Former Presidents Act, which provides for presidents when they leave office.
The total - which is more than $100,000 higher than former President George W. Bush's request and nearly $200,000 more than former President Bill Clinton's - is the highest of the five living ex-presidents.
Former President George H.W. Bush has requested $942,000, while former President Jimmy Carter comes in at $456,000, the Times reported.
The majority of ex-presidents since Truman have found ways to make their life financially rewarding after leaving the White House; however, the "perk" of taxpayer-funded contributions remain.
Clinton's Harlem office cost $518,000 and is bigger, at 8,300 square feet. The younger Mr. Bush's office in Dallas is $497,000, while his father's space in Houston is $286,000. Carter's Atlanta office costs just $115,000.
His pension payment is also the highest at $236,000.
Mr. Bush's communications budget is higher than any of the others, at $69,000. As a result, Carter did not meet the five-year minimum required to receive health benefits.
Obama's Washington, D.C., office is the most expensive, according to the Times. In 2010, that cost came to $67,841, and included sweeping his tennis court twice a day, clearing branches from the estate's walking trails, and cleaning the pool. That cost is kept secret, but is believed to be in the tens of millions of dollars a year.
