MP Expenses
Alberto Costa
Current MP

Alberto CostaMP expenses

£21,582 IPSA expenses in 2016-17

Conservative · South Leicestershire

IPSA expenses cover the business costs of doing the job of an MP — staffing, office running costs, accommodation and travel — not personal salary. Full details on what counts as a claim are in the methodology.

Total claimed this year

£7,636

Total claimed — selected period (2016-17)

£21,582

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Spend by category — 2016-17

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £1,080 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £254 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £131 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £179 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £329 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £128 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £51 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £169 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £205 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £147 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £59 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £85 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £275 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £53 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £52 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £67 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £52 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £146 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £52 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £56 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £235 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £195 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £79 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £54 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £62 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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Year-on-year trend

Alberto Costa expenses by financial year

These totals sum the IPSA records currently held on this site for each financial year. The newest period can change as IPSA publishes further data. Category names are retained exactly as IPSA published them.

Published IPSA expenses for Alberto Costa, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£25,813Office Costs (£19,424)89View claims
2024-25£27,499Travel and Subsistence (£27,499)2View claims
2023-24£75,272Office Costs (£31,233)156View claims
2022-23£64,815Accommodation (£27,237)151View claims
2021-22£60,239Office Costs (£28,398)132View claims
2020-21£51,089Accommodation (£23,304)161View claims
2019-20£61,002Office Costs (£25,491)134View claims
2018-19£25,515Travel and Subsistence (£16,989)44View claims
2017-18£20,972Travel and Subsistence (£10,381)43View claims
2016-17£21,582Travel and Subsistence (£12,556)42View claims
2015-16£22,476Travel and Subsistence (£6,069)30View claims

A published total can differ from a simple count of visible individual claims because IPSA also publishes some annual totals and withholds some details for security or data protection. See the methodology.

Itemised claims

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SubcategoryStatusDescriptionSource
Office CostsCleaning services£722025-2630 Mar 2026PaidConst office cleaner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£672025-2624 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2002025-2624 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsService charge & ground Rent£1692025-2620 Mar 2026PaidAdvance management fee from 25/03/2026 - 23/06/2026 (to be apportioned between the 2 financial years)View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£3322025-2620 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsCleaning services£542025-2617 Mar 2026PaidFeb cleaner for constituency officeView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£862025-2616 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1742025-2616 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1742025-2616 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1742025-2616 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£862025-2616 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1352025-2616 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1722025-2616 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1722025-2616 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsMaintenance, Redecorations & Repairs£2,2232025-269 Mar 2026Paidfor work a per invoiceView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£7382025-261 Mar 2026PaidELECTED TECHNOLOGIESView source
Office CostsCleaning services£722025-2617 Feb 2026PaidCleaner Jan 26View source
AccommodationUtilities£1,0802025-2616 Feb 2026PaidWater — THAMES WATERView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1822025-2610 Feb 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
AccommodationUtilities£2542025-266 Feb 2026PaidElectricity — OVO ENERGY LTDView source
Office CostsUtilities£1312025-264 Feb 2026PaidElectricity — BRITISH GASView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£1572025-2618 Jan 2026PaidWWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UKView source
Office CostsUtilities£1792025-2612 Jan 2026PaidGas — BRITISH GASView source
Office CostsWaste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection£952025-2612 Jan 2026Paidconfidential waste shred itView source
AccommodationUtilities£3292025-269 Jan 2026PaidElectricity — OVO ENERGY LTDView source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Professional Services (Staff.)” in 2016-17. Browse all Professional Services (Staff.) claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Peter Dowd

Labour

£6,00023 Mar 2017Consultancy - Morrell — Consultancy support
John McDonnell

Labour

£5,00022 Mar 2017consultancy work
Carolyn Harris

Labour

£4,84225 Jan 2017[***] Invoices -LHS — LHS Invoice for [***] [***] [***] Hearing
Catherine McKinnell

Labour

£4,80017 Apr 2016PRS Annual Membership April 16 — PRS Annual Membership 1/04/16 - 31/03/17
Neil Coyle

Labour

£4,80017 Apr 2016Parliamentary Research Service — PRS yearly invoice
Peter Dowd

Labour

£4,8004 Apr 2016Parliamentary Research Service — Parliamentary Research Service Subscription (pooled staffing resource)
Kevin Hollinrake

Conservative

£4,68020 Jul 2016160720 Staffing — Maypole Media (UK) Ltd
Sir Iain Duncan Smith

Conservative

£3,82331 Oct 2016Services of pooled staff — Member of staff in constituency office
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

Labour

£3,80331 Mar 2017Professional services
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

Labour

£3,6367 Mar 2017Professional Services — . Speech writing training . Development of office processes and associated assets / materials . Office management training . Parliamentary research support
Dame Diana Johnson

Labour

£3,6258 Mar 2017Badley Comms March 2017 — Caroline Badley Communications invoice March 2017
Sir James Cleverly

Conservative

£3,40031 Jul 2016Staffing — Office support

Conservative average — 2016-17

£13,895

All-MP average — 2016-17

£17,510

Grants and donations

Donations, sponsorships and loans registered in support of this MP's parliamentary activities — Category 2 of the Register of Members' Financial Interests, distinct from the IPSA expenses above.

Total registered

£17,853

  • Heather Craven - £5,000.00

    £5,000
    Registered 14 Apr 2026View source

  • Heather Craven - £2,500.00

    £2,500
    Registered 14 Apr 2026View source

  • Tratos UK Limited - £4,276.56

    £4,277
    Registered 4 Mar 2026View source

  • Tratos UK Limited - £4,276.55

    £4,277
    Registered 9 Feb 2026View source

  • Michael Fry - £1,800.00

    £1,800
    Registered 6 Oct 2025View source

Outside financial interests

Separate from IPSA expenses, MPs must publicly register outside earnings, donations and support, gifts, land and property, shareholdings and other interests. Search all MPs' interests. Data from the UK Parliament Register of Members' Financial Interests, shown by category exactly as published.

2. Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP

  • Heather Craven - £5,000.00

    £5,000
    Registered 14 Apr 2026View source

  • Heather Craven - £2,500.00

    £2,500
    Registered 14 Apr 2026View source

  • Tratos UK Limited - £4,276.56

    £4,277
    Registered 4 Mar 2026View source

  • Tratos UK Limited - £4,276.55

    £4,277
    Registered 9 Feb 2026View source

  • Michael Fry - £1,800.00

    £1,800
    Registered 6 Oct 2025View source

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

  • All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy - £41.40

    £41
    Registered 5 Jun 2026View source

  • Italian Embassy in London - £160.00

    £160
    Registered 5 Jun 2026View source

  • Italian Embassy in London - £140.00

    £140
    Registered 2 Apr 2026View source

  • Italian Embassy in London - £70.00

    £70
    Registered 1 Apr 2026View source

  • Italian Embassy in London - £140.00

    £140
    Registered 27 Mar 2026View source

  • Italian Embassy in London - £828.00

    £828
    Registered 27 Mar 2026View source

  • All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy - £3.80

    £4
    Registered 25 Mar 2026View source

  • All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy - £5.48

    £5
    Registered 25 Mar 2026View source

  • All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy - £192.38

    £192
    Registered 25 Mar 2026View source

  • All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy - £6.45

    £6
    Registered 25 Mar 2026View source

  • All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy - £11.00

    £11
    Registered 25 Mar 2026View source

  • All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy - £9.80

    £10
    Registered 25 Mar 2026View source

  • All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy - £15.20

    £15
    Registered 25 Mar 2026View source

  • All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy - £32.40

    £32
    Registered 25 Mar 2026View source

  • All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy - £35.90

    £36
    Registered 25 Mar 2026View source

  • All-Party Parliamentary Group for Italy - £19.20

    £19
    Registered 25 Mar 2026View source

4. Visits outside the UK

  • International visit to Italy between 05 October 2025 and 12 October 2025

    £2,270
    Registered 29 Oct 2025View source

6. Land and property (within or outside the UK)

8. Miscellaneous

  • I received the title of Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy on Tuesday 10 March 2026.

    Registered 19 Mar 2026View source

  • I am an executive committee member of the Lutterworth and District Action Group (unpaid).

    Registered 21 Oct 2025View source

  • Non-practising solicitor and notary public in Scotland.

    Registered 22 Oct 2015View source

  • Non-practising solicitor in England and Wales; member of the Law Society of England and Wales.

    Registered 22 Oct 2015View source

9. Family members employed

  • Dr Maria Psatha employed

    Registered 20 Apr 2016View source

Alberto Costa expenses — common questions

How much did Alberto Costa claim in expenses in 2016-17?
Alberto Costa claimed £21,582 in IPSA business costs in 2016-17. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Alberto Costa claim for?
In 2016-17, Alberto Costa's largest published IPSA category was Travel and Subsistence (£12,556). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Alberto Costa's expenses data come from?
Figures are imported from IPSA (the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority) and the UK Parliament Members API. Every amount links to its original IPSA source record.

Figures are presented without ranking or interpretation. Read the methodology for details on data sourcing and publication lag.