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
£7,510
Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)
£17,925
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2025-26
Energy & utility comparison
This MP claimed £209 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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.
This MP claimed £141 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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.
This MP claimed £150 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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.
Year-on-year trend
Alice Macdonald 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.
| Financial year | Published total | Largest published category | Records held | Open year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | £17,925 | Office Costs (£10,179) | 49 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £11,352 | Travel and Subsistence (£11,352) | 2 | View 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
Download all claims (CSV)| Subcategory | Status | Description | Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | Council tax | £204 | 2025-26 | 1 Mar 2026 | Paid | 46082 | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £2,241 | 2025-26 | 26 Feb 2026 | Paid | THE CHANGE ARC LTD | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £144 | 2025-26 | 24 Feb 2026 | Paid | THE CHANGE ARC LTD | View source |
| Staffing | Bought-in services | £900 | 2025-26 | 20 Feb 2026 | Paid | Professional & consultancy — HIVE SUPPORT LTD | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £250 | 2025-26 | 18 Feb 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | £307 | 2025-26 | 16 Feb 2026 | Paid | AMAZON [***] | View source |
| Accommodation | Utilities | £209 | 2025-26 | 16 Feb 2026 | Paid | Water — utilities Water | View source |
| Office Costs | Insurance - contents | £114 | 2025-26 | 11 Feb 2026 | Paid | HOWDEN LOCAL COMMERCIA | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £204 | 2025-26 | 1 Feb 2026 | Paid | Council Tax Feb 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £148 | 2025-26 | 17 Jan 2026 | Paid | Office furniture — AMAZON [***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £932 | 2025-26 | 14 Jan 2026 | Paid | Other office equipment — AMAZON [***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £109 | 2025-26 | 13 Jan 2026 | Paid | Landline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILL | View source |
| Office Costs | Training - staff | £900 | 2025-26 | 9 Jan 2026 | Paid | REAL CLEAR | View source |
| Office Costs | Training - staff | £594 | 2025-26 | 8 Jan 2026 | Paid | CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UK | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £50 | 2025-26 | 7 Jan 2026 | Paid | Other office equipment — AMAZON [***] | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £204 | 2025-26 | 1 Jan 2026 | Paid | Council Tax Jan 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £109 | 2025-26 | 15 Dec 2025 | Paid | Landline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILL | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £109 | 2025-26 | 5 Dec 2025 | Paid | Landline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILL | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £204 | 2025-26 | 1 Dec 2025 | Paid | Council Tax December 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £92 | 2025-26 | 26 Nov 2025 | Paid | AMAZON [***] | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £204 | 2025-26 | 1 Nov 2025 | Paid | Council Tax November 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £109 | 2025-26 | 31 Oct 2025 | Paid | Landline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILL | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £204 | 2025-26 | 10 Oct 2025 | Paid | Council Tax Payment October 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £52 | 2025-26 | 25 Sept 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £547 | 2025-26 | 22 Sept 2025 | Paid | AMAZON [***] | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Council tax” in 2025-26. Browse all Council tax claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torsten Bell Labour | £6,119 | 21 Mar 2025 | CITY & COUNTY OF SWANS [200011725-5413] [200011800-150] |
| Dame Harriett Baldwin Conservative | £5,456 | 1 Apr 2025 | MALVERN HILLS DIST |
| Paul Waugh Labour (Co-op) | £4,097 | 25 Jun 2025 | HTTPS://WWW.ROCHDALE.G |
| Mr Douglas Alexander Labour (Co-op) | £4,093 | 20 Oct 2025 | Council tax associated costs 2025 to 2026 |
| Paul Waugh Labour (Co-op) | £3,670 | 25 Jun 2025 | HTTPS://WWW.ROCHDALE.G |
| Michael Payne Labour | £3,391 | 19 Sept 2025 | WWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK |
| Nick Timothy Conservative | £3,377 | 1 Apr 2025 | West Suffolk Council Tax from 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026 |
| Sir Christopher Chope Conservative | £3,324 | 1 Apr 2025 | council tax for [***] [***] |
| Jon Pearce Labour | £3,305 | 11 Mar 2025 | [***] [***] - Council Tax 2025-26 (Band F) |
| Melanie Ward Labour | £3,303 | 20 Apr 2025 | FIFE COUNCIL |
| Ed Miliband Labour | £3,286 | 24 Mar 2025 | DONCASTER MBC [200011726-10136] [200011782-529] |
| Mr James Frith Labour | £3,257 | 1 Apr 2025 | Accommodation council tax year Apr 2025 to Mar 2026 |
Labour (Co-op) average — 2025-26
£17,908
All-MP average — 2025-26
£18,166
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
£3,363
Saxon Air Charter Limited - £1,363.00
£1,363Registered 5 Aug 2026View sourceGMB London region - £2,000.00
£2,000Registered 5 Apr 2026View 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
Saxon Air Charter Limited - £1,363.00
£1,363Registered 5 Aug 2026View sourceGMB London region - £2,000.00
£2,000Registered 5 Apr 2026View source
8. Miscellaneous
Chair of the East of England Housing Delivery group. The secretariat is provided by Local Government East and Eastlight Community Homes. The group brings together stakeholders in the region to focus on the delivery of housing. This is an unpaid role
Registered 2 May 2025View sourceGovernor, Westminster Foundation for Democracy. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 6 Feb 2025View sourceVice President, Labour Local Government Association. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 17 Jan 2025View sourceMember of Norwich Town Deal Board. This is an unpaid role
Registered 4 Sept 2024View sourceTrustee of Dawn's New Horizon CIO. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 26 Jul 2024View source
Alice Macdonald expenses — common questions
- How much did Alice Macdonald claim in expenses in 2025-26?
- Alice Macdonald claimed £17,925 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Alice Macdonald claim for?
- In 2025-26, Alice Macdonald's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£10,179). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Alice Macdonald'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.