MP Expenses
Alex Sobel
Current MP

Alex SobelMP expenses

£19,502 IPSA expenses in 2025-26

Labour (Co-op) · Leeds Central and Headingley

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

£5,203

Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)

£19,502

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Spend by category — 2025-26

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £67 for Utilities in 2021-22.

Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.

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This MP claimed £37 for Utilities in 2021-22.

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This MP claimed £93 for Utilities in 2020-21.

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This MP claimed £60 for Utilities in 2020-21.

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This MP claimed £167 for Utilities in 2020-21.

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This MP claimed £128 for Utilities in 2020-21.

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This MP claimed £78 for Utilities in 2020-21.

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This MP claimed £177 for Utilities in 2020-21.

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This MP claimed £73 for Utilities in 2019-20.

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This MP claimed £145 for Utilities in 2019-20.

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This MP claimed £126 for Utilities in 2019-20.

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This MP claimed £68 for Utilities in 2019-20.

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This MP claimed £221 for Electricity in 2018-19.

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Year-on-year trend

Itemised claims

SubcategoryStatusDescriptionSource
StaffingBought-in services£1,2002025-2612 Mar 2026PaidComms & Media — Comms Support March 26View source
Office CostsBought-in services£1,2002025-2616 Feb 2026PaidComms & Media — Comms Support Feb 26 [200013443-1]View source
Office CostsMobile telephone - equipment purchase£1442025-2616 Feb 2026PaidMobile handset payments Dec 25, Jan 26, Feb 26View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage-£2842025-269 Feb 2026PaidLandline — Refund of claim 60336196:1View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1822025-2628 Jan 2026PaidINK N TONER UKView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4422025-2623 Jan 2026PaidCARTRIDGEPEOPLE.COMView source
Office CostsBought-in services£2002025-2622 Jan 2026PaidComms & Media — COPYRIGHT AGENT UK LTDView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1,0092025-2622 Jan 2026PaidLandline — WINDSOR TELECOM PLC.View source
Office CostsSubletting-£902025-2613 Jan 2026RepaidSublet Rent — Office sublet 13th December - 12th January 2026View source
StaffingBought-in services£1,2002025-2612 Jan 2026PaidComms & Media — Communications SupportView source
Office CostsSubletting-£902025-2612 Dec 2025RepaidSublet Rent — Office sublet 13th November - 12th December 2025View source
StaffingBought-in services£3002025-2616 Nov 2025PaidComms & Media — Media and Communications SupportView source
Office CostsSubletting-£902025-2612 Nov 2025RepaidSublet Rent — Office sublet 13th October - 12th November 2025View source
StaffingBought-in services£1,2002025-2611 Nov 2025PaidComms & Media — Media and Communications SupportView source
Office CostsMobile telephone - equipment purchase£2912025-269 Nov 2025PaidGIFFGAFFView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1002025-264 Nov 2025PaidCANVA [***]View source
Office CostsTV licence£1752025-2629 Oct 2025PaidTVLICENSING.CO.UKView source
Office CostsWebsite hosting and design£702025-2625 Oct 2025PaidDNH GODADDY [***]View source
StaffingBought-in services£1,2002025-2620 Oct 2025PaidComms & Media — Comms SupportView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1002025-2618 Oct 2025PaidCAPCUTView source
Office CostsWebsite hosting and design£4572025-2611 Oct 2025PaidLOOMLYView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£2842025-269 Oct 2025PaidLandline — WINDSOR TELECOM PLC.View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£2852025-268 Oct 2025PaidLandline — WWW.YOOZOOM.CO.UK/View source
StaffingBought-in services£3002025-2623 Sept 2025PaidComms & Media — Comms SupportView source
StaffingBought-in services£1,2002025-2620 Sept 2025PaidComms & Media — Comms SupportView source
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Labour (Co-op) average — 2025-26

£17,908

All-MP average — 2025-26

£18,166

Outside financial interests

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

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

  • Football Association Ltd - £500.00

    £500
    Registered 1 Jun 2026View source

  • Music Publishers Association - £1,314.00

    £1,314
    Registered 1 Jun 2026View source

  • Leeds United FC - £340.00

    £340
    Registered 12 Apr 2026View source

  • BPI - £3,432.00

    £3,432
    Registered 15 Mar 2026View source

  • BPI - £660.00

    £660
    Registered 22 Oct 2025View source

  • Knights Tailoring Ltd - £750.00

    £750
    Registered 6 Jul 2025View source

8. Miscellaneous

  • Member of Executive Committee of the British Group of the Inter Parliamentary Union

    Registered 28 Nov 2025View source

  • Trustee of Leeds International Aid Fund. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 6 Nov 2025View source

  • Vice Chair of the Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 11 Sept 2025View source

  • A visiting Parliamentary Fellow at St Anthonys College, Oxford. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 14 Mar 2024View source

  • A director (unpaid) of Transform Labour Ltd (formally Transform Europe (Campaign) Ltd). This is a dormant company, limited by guarantee, which applied for dissolution on 28 June 2023.

    Registered 28 Jul 2023View source

Alex Sobel expenses — common questions

How much did Alex Sobel claim in expenses in 2025-26?
Alex Sobel claimed £19,502 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Alex Sobel claim for?
In 2025-26, Alex Sobel's largest published IPSA category was Staffing (£12,300). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Alex Sobel'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.