Expenses

£227k paid across 475 claims for Dependant Travel in 2024 to 25. Average per MP £745.04.

2025 to 262024 to 25 All categories AccommodationDependant TravelMP TravelMiscellaneousOffice CostsStaff TravelStaffing

Highest totals, Dependant Travel

#MPPartyPaid
1Melanie Ward
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
Labour£4,938.65
2Chris Kane
Stirling and Strathallan
Labour£4,824.22
3Edward Argar
Melton and Syston
Conservative£4,560.46
4Sir Mark Hendrick
Preston
Labour (Co-op)£4,016.68
5Ashley Dalton
West Lancashire
Labour£3,824.27
6Paul Waugh
Rochdale
Labour (Co-op)£3,815.02
7Lola McEvoy
Darlington
Labour£3,790.02
8Dame Chi Onwurah
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Labour£3,390.74
9Kirsty Blackman
Aberdeen North
Scottish National Party£2,888
10Catherine Atkinson
Derby North
Labour£2,631.23
11Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
Speaker£2,568.38
12Dr Zubir Ahmed
Glasgow South West
Labour£2,533.09
13Joani Reid
East Kilbride and Strathaven
Labour£2,436.62
14Chris McDonald
Stockton North
Labour£2,406.65
15Aphra Brandreth
Chester South and Eddisbury
Conservative£2,379.26
16Gregor Poynton
Livingston
Labour£2,324.67
17Robin Swann
South Antrim
Ulster Unionist Party£2,282.85
18Heidi Alexander
Swindon South
Labour£2,160.32
19Mr Alistair Carmichael
Orkney and Shetland
Liberal Democrat£2,124.26
20Naz Shah
Bradford West
Labour£2,087.98
21Jim Allister
North Antrim
Traditional Unionist Voice£2,070.89
22Cat Smith
Lancaster and Wyre
Labour£2,041.68
23Leigh Ingham
Stafford
Labour£2,025
24Esther McVey
Tatton
Conservative£2,012.64
25Ian Murray
Edinburgh South
Labour£2,000.10

Totals are amounts paid by IPSA in the financial year, as published. Staffing costs are the largest item for almost every MP and reflect office headcount, not personal spending.

By category, 2024 to 25

Staffing
£153,407k
Office Costs
£19,126k
Miscellaneous
£16,913k
Accommodation
£12,770k
MP Travel
£4,379k
Staff Travel
£2,472k
Dependant Travel
£227k