MP Expenses
Alberto Costa
Current MP

Alberto CostaMP expenses

£25,515 IPSA expenses in 2018-19

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 (2018-19)

£25,515

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Spend by category — 2018-19

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 2018-19. Browse all Professional Services (Staff.) claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£10,50021 Jan 2019Cathod Du Consultancy — Planning and delivery of project work relating to Constituency. Preparation for PAC hearings and media arising out of PAC evidence sessions. Preparation of briefings, online content, articles and speeches. Managing media requests.
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£10,5008 Oct 2018Cathod Du Consultancy — Planning and delivery of project work relating to Constituency. Preparation for Public Accounts Committee hearings and media arising out of PAC evidence sessions. Preparation of briefings, online content, articles and speeches. Managing media requests.
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£10,50021 Aug 2018Cathod Du Consultancy — Planning and delivery of project work relating to Constituency. Preparation for Public Accounts Committee hearings and media arising out of PAC evidence sessions. Preparation of briefings, online content, articles and speeches. Managing Media requests.
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£7,00026 Jun 2018Cathod Du Consultancy — Planning and delivery of project work relating to Constituency. Preparation for Public Accounts Committee hearings and media arising out of PAC evidence sessions. Preparation of briefings, online content, articles and speeches. Managing media requests
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£6,1202 Oct 2018Back Office Management — Office management in Constituency. Implementation and Maintenance of casework systems. Community event management. Office systems. Preparation and management of data.
Ms Marie Rimmer

Labour

£5,98231 Oct 2018HR service 31st Oct — HR support
Darren Jones

Labour

£5,94012 Mar 2019Delta Poll Researcher — Delta Poll - Constituency Office Feedback Research
Neil Coyle

Labour

£4,80020 Nov 2018PRS membership
Chris Elmore

Labour

£4,6504 Feb 2019Consultancy work — Consultancy work to support Parliamentary work
Emma Hardy

Labour

£4,50014 Mar 2019Back Office Management Costs — Back Office Management Support
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£4,08026 May 2018Back Office Management — Office management in constituency. Implementation and Maintenance of casework systems. Community event management. Office systems. Preparation and management of data.
Rushanara Ali

Labour

£3,84025 Jan 2019Advance payment

Conservative average — 2018-19

£15,977

All-MP average — 2018-19

£18,163

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 2018-19?
Alberto Costa claimed £25,515 in IPSA business costs in 2018-19. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Alberto Costa claim for?
In 2018-19, Alberto Costa's largest published IPSA category was Travel and Subsistence (£16,989). 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.