Expenses lookup
Did my MP claim expenses?
MPs can claim back the business costs of doing their job — running an office, employing staff, accommodation, and travel — all regulated and published by IPSA. Enter your postcode to see what your MP claimed in the latest year, broken down by category and compared with the Commons average.
Commons expenses at a glance
Across the 645 sitting MPs with published figures for 2024-25:
£218,179
Typical (median) claim
Excludes MPs with no recorded spend that year (e.g. those elected part-way through). Lowest figures often reflect a partial year rather than frugality.
Common questions
What expenses can MPs claim?
MPs can claim business costs needed to do their job — such as running a constituency office, employing staff, accommodation for working away from home, and travel. These are regulated and published by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), set up after the 2009 expenses scandal.
Are MPs' expenses the same as their salary?
No. Expenses are reimbursements for the costs of doing the job, not personal income. An MP's salary is separate. The figures here are IPSA business costs, not pay.
Is it bad if my MP claimed a lot?
Not necessarily. Costs vary with constituency size, distance from London, office rents, and staff numbers. A higher total often reflects circumstances rather than extravagance — which is why we show the Commons average for context.
Where does this expenses data come from?
Directly from IPSA's published 'Total Spend' datasets. We import the official annual totals per MP and present them with a category breakdown.