MP Expenses
Apsana Begum
Current MP

Apsana BegumMP expenses

£21,666 IPSA expenses in 2025-26

Labour · Poplar and Limehouse

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

£5,955

Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)

£21,666

View full itemised claims below

Spend by category — 2025-26

Year-on-year trend

Apsana Begum 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 Apsana Begum, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2026-27£2,543Office Costs (£2,543)3View claims
2025-26£21,666Office Costs (£11,148)38View claims
2024-25£733Travel and Subsistence (£733)2View claims
2023-24£35,138Office Costs (£34,787)95View claims
2022-23£19,588Office Costs (£12,589)60View claims
2021-22£18,019Office Costs (£18,019)38View claims
2020-21£25,391Office Costs (£25,391)52View claims
2019-20£825Office Costs (£825)35View 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 CostsSoftware & applications£672026-2717 Apr 2026PaidBUFFER PLANView source
Office CostsBusiness rates£9562026-278 Apr 2026PaidTOWER HAMLETS BCView source
Office CostsBusiness rates£1,5192026-278 Apr 2026PaidTOWER HAMLETS BCView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£672025-2617 Mar 2026PaidBUFFER PLAN [200013613-213]View source
Office CostsMaintenance, Redecorations & Repairs£802025-2610 Mar 2026PaidConstitiency office - required moving and re-fitting of the wall whiteboard and coat rackView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4542025-264 Feb 2026PaidJUPITER ASSOCIATES LTDView source
StaffingBought-in services£2,0002025-2631 Jan 2026PaidProfessional & consultancy — Professional servicesView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£7382025-2627 Jan 2026PaidELECTED TECHNOLOGIESView source
StaffingBought-in services£732025-266 Jan 2026PaidProfessional & consultancy — AMELORE LIMITEDView source
Office CostsBought-in services£1,8452025-2630 Nov 2025PaidAdministrative services — Independent external support servicesView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£672025-2630 Nov 2025PaidBUFFER PLANView source
Office CostsInsurance - contents£2002025-2625 Nov 2025PaidHOWDEN UK BROKERS LIMIView source
Office CostsPostage & couriers£672025-2613 Nov 2025PaidSQ PEDAL MEView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2042025-2611 Nov 2025PaidXMA December 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2042025-2611 Nov 2025PaidXMA December 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£3322025-2611 Nov 2025PaidXMA December 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2042025-2611 Nov 2025PaidXMA December 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1542025-265 Nov 2025PaidBanner December 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1022025-265 Nov 2025PaidBanner December 2025View source
StaffingRecruitment Services &Costs£1,8002025-264 Nov 2025PaidRecruitment of temporary staff - agency feeView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£682025-2631 Oct 2025PaidBUFFER PLANView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1662025-2621 Oct 2025PaidXMA November 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2042025-2621 Oct 2025PaidXMA November 2025View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£662025-2630 Sept 2025PaidBUFFER PLANView source
StaffingRecruitment Services &Costs£9002025-2618 Sept 2025PaidHIVE SUPPORT LTDView source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Recruitment Services &Costs” in 2025-26. Browse all Recruitment Services &Costs claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Dame Chi Onwurah

Labour

£3,50030 Mar 2026Hive recruitment x 2 members of staff
Marsha De Cordova

Labour

£2,65010 Mar 2026HIVE SUPPORT LTD [200013613-11368]
Alison Hume

Labour

£1,8154 Nov 2025Recruitment for constituency staff
Charlotte Cane

Liberal Democrat

£1,80025 Mar 2026HIVE SUPPORT LTD [200013613-11529]
Josh Babarinde

Liberal Democrat

£1,80022 Oct 2025HIVE SUPPORT LTD
Chris Ward

Labour

£1,8008 Apr 2025Hive - Temp recruitment services - paid 08.04.25
Judith Cummins

Labour

£1,75016 Jan 2026HIVE SUPPORT LTD
Sir Geoffrey Cox

Conservative

£1,75015 Jan 2026Recruitment costs for constituency office role
Dame Meg Hillier

Labour (Co-op)

£1,75024 Oct 2025Hive recruitment support
Mrs Kemi Badenoch

Conservative

£1,75016 Sept 2025HIVE SUPPORT LTD
Judith Cummins

Labour

£1,75026 Aug 2025HIVE SUPPORT LTD
Rebecca Smith

Conservative

£1,75014 Aug 2025HIVE SUPPORT LTD

Labour average — 2025-26

£20,529

All-MP average — 2025-26

£20,191

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.

4. Visits outside the UK

  • International visit to Sri Lanka between 24 May 2025 and 02 June 2025

    £1,945
    Registered 19 Jun 2025View source

7. Shareholdings

  • Shares in Apsana Begum Ltd

    Registered 27 Feb 2023View source

8. Miscellaneous

  • Unpaid Director of Apsana Begum Ltd.

    Registered 27 Feb 2023View source

Apsana Begum expenses — common questions

How much did Apsana Begum claim in expenses in 2025-26?
Apsana Begum claimed £21,666 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Apsana Begum claim for?
In 2025-26, Apsana Begum's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£11,148). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Apsana Begum'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.