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
£6,622
Total claimed — selected period (2026-27)
£2,955
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2026-27
Year-on-year trend
Cat Eccles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | £2,955 | Office Costs (£2,955) | 5 | View claims |
| 2025-26 | £19,466 | Office Costs (£18,716) | 52 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £18,911 | Travel and Subsistence (£18,911) | 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £1,506 | 2026-27 | 1 Apr 2026 | Paid | Landline & internet package — Annual constituency phone and internet bill | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £408 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £408 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £408 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £332 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £408 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £287 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £408 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £408 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £332 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | £185 | 2026-27 | 6 Mar 2026 | Paid | Subscription for video editing software [200013638-3] | View source |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | £200 | 2025-26 | 6 Mar 2026 | Paid | Subscription for video editing software | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £200 | 2025-26 | 4 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £220 | 2025-26 | 4 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £50 | 2025-26 | 3 Mar 2026 | Paid | PLANABLE.IO [200013613-6950] [200013688-1] | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £581 | 2026-27 | 3 Mar 2026 | Paid | PLANABLE.IO [200013613-6950] [200013689-1] | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £284 | 2025-26 | 20 Jan 2026 | Paid | VIKING | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £189 | 2026-27 | 13 Dec 2025 | Paid | CANVA [***] [200013638-4] | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £270 | 2025-26 | 13 Dec 2025 | Paid | CANVA [***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £200 | 2025-26 | 2 Dec 2025 | Paid | Banner January 2026 | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £150 | 2025-26 | 21 Nov 2025 | Paid | Training for staff member | View source |
| Staffing | Bought-in services | £300 | 2025-26 | 17 Nov 2025 | Paid | Comms & Media — Communications Cover for the Communications Officer | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £166 | 2025-26 | 5 Nov 2025 | Paid | XMA December 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £166 | 2025-26 | 5 Nov 2025 | Paid | XMA December 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £185 | 2025-26 | 5 Nov 2025 | Paid | XMA December 2025 | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Landline phone & internet - rental & usage” in 2026-27. Browse all Landline phone & internet - rental & usage claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Lindsay Hoyle Speaker | £1,386 | 20 Apr 2026 | Landline & internet package — BT PLC BUSINESS MOTO B |
| Paulette Hamilton Labour | £1,320 | 27 Apr 2026 | Landline — Constituency office phone line May 2026 |
| Jodie Gosling Labour | £880 | 19 Mar 2026 | Landline & internet package — GRADWELL COMMS VIA PAR [200013613-13163] [200013638-329] |
| Robin Swann Ulster Unionist Party | £685 | 30 Mar 2026 | Landline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILL [200013613-2155] [200013609-363] |
| Bambos Charalambous Labour | £668 | 17 May 2026 | Landline & internet package — BT phone bill for constituency office 07.05.2026 |
| Sarah Hall Labour (Co-op) | £654 | 15 Apr 2026 | Landline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILL |
| Sir Roger Gale Conservative | £605 | 28 Apr 2026 | Landline & internet package — Constituency Office BT Phone Bundle [200013631-71] |
| Mrs Sharon Hodgson Labour | £577 | 10 Apr 2026 | Landline — 2026 04 10 BT line rental |
| Mohammad Yasin Labour | £576 | 7 Apr 2026 | Internet — Constituency broadband April to June 26 |
| Karl Turner Labour | £563 | 27 Apr 2026 | Landline & internet package — KCOM GROUP LTD |
| Mr Alex Barros-Curtis Labour | £540 | 14 May 2026 | Landline — Landline phone lines |
| Jodie Gosling Labour | £486 | 20 Apr 2026 | Landline — GRADWELL COMMS VIA PAR |
Labour average — 2026-27
£2,879
All-MP average — 2026-27
£3,007
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 Israel between 25 May 2025 and 29 May 2025
£2,600Registered 9 Jul 2025View source
8. Miscellaneous
Trustee of Wollaston Village Hall. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 18 Jul 2024View sourceDudley Metropolitan Borough Councillor, (unpaid since 15 July 2024 and previously registered under Category 1)
Registered 18 Jul 2024View source
Cat Eccles expenses — common questions
- How much did Cat Eccles claim in expenses in 2026-27?
- Cat Eccles claimed £2,955 in IPSA business costs in 2026-27. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Cat Eccles claim for?
- In 2026-27, Cat Eccles's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£2,955). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Cat Eccles'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.