MP Expenses
Bridget Phillipson
Current MP

Bridget PhillipsonMP expenses

£36,750 IPSA expenses in 2025-26

Labour · Houghton and Sunderland South

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

£12,439

Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)

£36,750

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Spend by category — 2025-26

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £145 for Utilities in 2026-27.

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This MP claimed £145 for Utilities in 2026-27.

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This MP claimed £88 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £145 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 £106 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 £147 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £216 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £216 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £94 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 £249 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 £249 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 £249 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £102 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 £249 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 £59 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £71 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £372 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £76 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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Year-on-year trend

Bridget Phillipson 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 Bridget Phillipson, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2026-27£4,010Office Costs (£1,865)12View claims
2025-26£36,750Office Costs (£22,282)123View claims
2024-25£17,068Travel and Subsistence (£17,068)2View claims
2023-24£58,636Office Costs (£29,351)219View claims
2022-23£59,655Office Costs (£28,129)235View claims
2021-22£36,027Office Costs (£16,105)186View claims
2020-21£38,360Office Costs (£30,308)206View claims
2019-20£46,624Office Costs (£26,338)222View claims
2018-19£19,090Travel and Subsistence (£9,783)53View claims
2017-18£14,540Travel and Subsistence (£7,269)58View claims
2016-17£19,300Travel and Subsistence (£9,256)47View claims
2015-16£23,632Staffing (£7,193)52View claims
2014-15£20,188Staffing (£8,784)44View claims
2013-14£17,234Staffing (£7,641)41View claims
2012-13£18,781Travel and Subsistence (£7,447)44View claims
2011-12£23,650Travel and Subsistence (£8,969)47View claims
2010-11£32,995Accommodation (£10,478)89View 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
AccommodationUtilities£1452026-271 May 2026PaidDual Fuel — duel fuelView source
StaffingBought-in services£6502026-271 May 2026PaidProfessional & consultancy — staffing supportView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2772026-2730 Apr 2026PaidLONDON BOROUGH OF ENFIView source
Office CostsBought-in services£6752026-2730 Apr 2026PaidProfessional & consultancy — management of constituency consultation and email systemView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£582026-2730 Apr 2026Paidpaper and printing ink for mailingsView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1682026-2714 Apr 2026PaidZOOM.COM 888-799-9666View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1062026-278 Apr 2026PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2792026-271 Apr 2026PaidLONDON BOROUGH OF ENFIView source
AccommodationUtilities£1452026-271 Apr 2026PaidDual Fuel — Duel FuelView source
Office CostsBought-in services£6752026-271 Apr 2026PaidAdministrative services — management of constituency consultation and email systemView source
StaffingBought-in services£6502026-271 Apr 2026PaidProfessional & consultancy — staffing supportView source
Office CostsPostage & couriers£9122025-2626 Mar 2026PaidVIKING [200013613-8325]View source
Office CostsUtilities£882025-2625 Mar 2026PaidWater — WWW.WAVE-UTILITIES.CO. [200013613-7921]View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1002025-2619 Mar 2026PaidCANVA [***] [200013613-11249]View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1122025-2617 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£852025-2612 Mar 2026PaidZETTLE_ SMART OFFICE S [200013613-7878]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1022025-2611 Mar 2026PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILL [200013613-7898]View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£862025-2611 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1822025-2610 Mar 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£1002025-266 Mar 2026Paid—View source
AccommodationUtilities£1452025-261 Mar 2026PaidDual Fuel — duel fuelView source
StaffingBought-in services£6502025-261 Mar 2026PaidProfessional & consultancy — staffing supportView source
Office CostsBought-in services£6752025-2628 Feb 2026PaidAdministrative services — management of constituency and email systemView source
Office CostsPostage & couriers£562025-2628 Feb 2026Paidpostage for mailersView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2282025-2628 Feb 2026Paidpaper and ink for printing mailersView source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Bought-in services” in 2025-26. Browse all Bought-in services claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Sarah Edwards

Labour

£20,00031 Mar 2026Professional & consultancy — Contract for services 2025-2026 [200013803-1]
Jessica Toale

Labour

£12,00031 Mar 2025Professional & consultancy — Consultancy services - town centre citizen panel delivery
Claire Hanna

Social Democratic & Labour Party

£10,50024 Mar 2026Professional & consultancy — Support with research for communications and messaging to constituents [200013634-213]
Louise Haigh

Labour

£9,60026 Mar 2026Professional & consultancy — Exit payment for early exit of the lease [200013271-1]
Jerome Mayhew

Conservative

£9,25023 Mar 2026Comms & Media — IPSA-approved constituency surveys
Colum Eastwood

Social Democratic & Labour Party

£9,10016 Oct 2025Professional & consultancy — Consultancy and advice relating to MP’s Parliamentary roles and work: including media monitoring, preparation for interviews, assistance with Parliamentary speeches, questions and interventions, online meetings and telephone calls.
Colum Eastwood

Social Democratic & Labour Party

£9,10018 Jul 2025Professional & consultancy — Consultancy and advice relating to Parliamentary roles and work: including media monitoring, preparation for interviews, assistance with Parliamentary speeches, questions and interventions, online meetings and telephone calls.
Colum Eastwood

Social Democratic & Labour Party

£9,10030 Apr 2025Professional & consultancy — Consultancy and advice relating to my Parliamentary roles and work: including media monitoring, preparation for interviews, assistance with Parliamentary speeches, questions and interventions, online meetings and telephone calls.
Patrick Hurley

Labour

£8,00018 Feb 2026Professional & consultancy — Research and Facilitation of Southport Music Industry
Tom Hayes

Labour

£7,20028 Apr 2026Professional & consultancy — External consultant brought in to design new work experience model for Bournemouth East, Strategic planning on coastal energy partnership, Grassroots Football stratergy & playground PIP investment [200013634-49]
Margaret Mullane

Labour

£6,95624 Jun 2025Professional & consultancy — EDWARDSDUTHIESHAMASH.C
Dame Meg Hillier

Labour (Co-op)

£6,90014 Mar 2026Professional & consultancy — MP invoice

Labour average — 2025-26

£20,529

All-MP average — 2025-26

£20,191

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

£94,223

  • Jim Murphy - £10,000.00

    £10,000
    Registered 12 Nov 2025View source

  • 89Up Ltd - £1,500.00

    £1,500
    Registered 31 Oct 2025View source

  • Francesca Perrin - £15,000.00

    £15,000
    Registered 28 Oct 2025View source

  • Baron Sainsbury of Turville (David Sainsbury) - £20,000.00

    £20,000
    Registered 28 Oct 2025View source

  • Baron Sainsbury of Turville (David Sainsbury ) - £20,000.00

    £20,000
    Registered 28 Oct 2025View source

  • Fast Foster & Company Ltd - £2,000.00

    £2,000
    Registered 28 Oct 2025View source

  • Labour First - £3,923.00

    £3,923
    Registered 23 Oct 2025View source

  • Iain Simpson - £5,000.00

    £5,000
    Registered 23 Oct 2025View source

  • 89up Ltd - £5,268.97

    £5,269
    Registered 6 Oct 2025View source

  • Culture Quarter Ventures Ltd - £1,531.20

    £1,531
    Registered 6 Oct 2025View source

  • Paul Callaghan - £4,000.00

    £4,000
    Registered 6 Oct 2025View source

  • Paul Callaghan - £6,000.00

    £6,000
    Registered 2 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

  • Jim Murphy - £10,000.00

    £10,000
    Registered 12 Nov 2025View source

  • 89Up Ltd - £1,500.00

    £1,500
    Registered 31 Oct 2025View source

  • Francesca Perrin - £15,000.00

    £15,000
    Registered 28 Oct 2025View source

  • Baron Sainsbury of Turville (David Sainsbury) - £20,000.00

    £20,000
    Registered 28 Oct 2025View source

  • Baron Sainsbury of Turville (David Sainsbury ) - £20,000.00

    £20,000
    Registered 28 Oct 2025View source

  • Fast Foster & Company Ltd - £2,000.00

    £2,000
    Registered 28 Oct 2025View source

  • Labour First - £3,923.00

    £3,923
    Registered 23 Oct 2025View source

  • Iain Simpson - £5,000.00

    £5,000
    Registered 23 Oct 2025View source

  • 89up Ltd - £5,268.97

    £5,269
    Registered 6 Oct 2025View source

  • Culture Quarter Ventures Ltd - £1,531.20

    £1,531
    Registered 6 Oct 2025View source

  • Paul Callaghan - £4,000.00

    £4,000
    Registered 6 Oct 2025View source

  • Paul Callaghan - £6,000.00

    £6,000
    Registered 2 Oct 2025View source

8. Miscellaneous

  • I am the beneficiary of the work of Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, which is a private company limited by guarantee without share capital.

    Registered 6 Oct 2025View source

Bridget Phillipson expenses — common questions

How much did Bridget Phillipson claim in expenses in 2025-26?
Bridget Phillipson claimed £36,750 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Bridget Phillipson claim for?
In 2025-26, Bridget Phillipson's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£22,282). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Bridget Phillipson'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.