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
£4,054
Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)
£18,795
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2025-26
Energy & utility comparison
This MP claimed £483 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 £434 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 £151 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 £668 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
Catherine Atkinson 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 | £18,795 | Staffing (£7,170) | 29 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £19,727 | Travel and Subsistence (£15,553) | 4 | 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 | Stationery & printing | £220 | 2025-26 | 11 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Staffing | Bought-in services | £1,050 | 2025-26 | 4 Mar 2026 | Paid | Administrative services — Bought in services | View source |
| Staffing | Bought-in services | £840 | 2025-26 | 18 Feb 2026 | Paid | Administrative services — Temporary support with outstanding casework | View source |
| Accommodation | Utilities | £483 | 2025-26 | 6 Feb 2026 | Paid | Dual Fuel — Utility costs | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £64 | 2025-26 | 4 Feb 2026 | Paid | Landline — FIDELITY GROUP LTD | View source |
| Staffing | Bought-in services | £750 | 2025-26 | 30 Jan 2026 | Paid | Administrative services — Parliamentary support during staff absence | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £362 | 2025-26 | 29 Jan 2026 | Paid | CARTRIDGE SAVE | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £222 | 2025-26 | 5 Jan 2026 | Paid | Landline — FIDELITY GROUP LTD | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £64 | 2025-26 | 5 Jan 2026 | Paid | Landline — FIDELITY GROUP LTD | View source |
| Staffing | Bought-in services | £2,550 | 2025-26 | 19 Dec 2025 | Paid | Administrative services — Staff support covering absence | View source |
| Staffing | Bought-in services | £820 | 2025-26 | 19 Dec 2025 | Paid | Administrative services — Staff support covering absence | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £374 | 2025-26 | 1 Dec 2025 | Paid | CARTRIDGE SAVE | View source |
| Accommodation | Utilities | £434 | 2025-26 | 29 Nov 2025 | Paid | Water — Water Bill | View source |
| Staffing | Bought-in services | £1,160 | 2025-26 | 27 Nov 2025 | Paid | Administrative services — Temporary staffing support [***][***][***] | View source |
| Miscellaneous | Bought-in services | £932 | 2025-26 | 14 Oct 2025 | Paid | Administrative services — Pay for bought-in services | View source |
| Miscellaneous | Bought-in services | £1,874 | 2025-26 | 10 Oct 2025 | Paid | Administrative services — Staffing costs | View source |
| Accommodation | Utilities | £151 | 2025-26 | 6 Oct 2025 | Paid | Dual Fuel — Duel Fuel | View source |
| Accommodation | Utilities | £668 | 2025-26 | 24 Sept 2025 | Paid | Dual Fuel — Duel Fuel from April - August | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £120 | 2025-26 | 15 Sept 2025 | Paid | Pull up banner to advertise surgeries etc | View source |
| Office Costs | Newspapers, journals, magazines | £78 | 2025-26 | 6 Sept 2025 | Paid | Newspapers | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £166 | 2025-26 | 18 Aug 2025 | Paid | XMA September 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £204 | 2025-26 | 1 Jul 2025 | Paid | XMA August 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £166 | 2025-26 | 1 Jul 2025 | Paid | XMA August 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £204 | 2025-26 | 30 Jun 2025 | Paid | XMA July 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £204 | 2025-26 | 30 Jun 2025 | Paid | XMA July 2025 | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Bought-in services” in 2025-26. Browse all Bought-in services claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Toale Labour | £12,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Professional & consultancy — Consultancy services - town centre citizen panel delivery |
| Louise Haigh Labour | £9,600 | 26 Mar 2026 | Professional & consultancy — Exit payment for early exit of the lease [200013271-1] |
| Jerome Mayhew Conservative | £9,250 | 23 Mar 2026 | Comms & Media — IPSA-approved constituency surveys |
| Colum Eastwood Social Democratic & Labour Party | £9,100 | 16 Oct 2025 | Professional & 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 | £9,100 | 18 Jul 2025 | Professional & 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 | £9,100 | 30 Apr 2025 | Professional & 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 | £8,000 | 18 Feb 2026 | Professional & consultancy — Research and Facilitation of Southport Music Industry |
| Margaret Mullane Labour | £6,956 | 24 Jun 2025 | Professional & consultancy — EDWARDSDUTHIESHAMASH.C |
| Dame Meg Hillier Labour (Co-op) | £6,900 | 14 Mar 2026 | Professional & consultancy — MP invoice |
| Jonathan Hinder Labour | £6,660 | 24 Jul 2025 | Professional & consultancy — LEGL HARRISON DRURY |
| Patrick Spencer Conservative | £6,600 | 19 Dec 2025 | Comms & Media — Filming, Video for December 2025 |
| Dr Roz Savage Liberal Democrat | £6,000 | 17 Dec 2025 | Professional & consultancy — bought-in-service claim Flooding Invoice Number [***] Digital Citizen |
Labour average — 2025-26
£18,102
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. Search all MPs' interests. Data from the UK Parliament Register of Members' Financial Interests, shown by category exactly as published.
6. Land and property (within or outside the UK)
Property in London
Registered 2 Aug 2024View source
8. Miscellaneous
Unpaid director of company set up by four leaseholders who jointly own the freehold of the building.
Registered 4 Aug 2024View sourceNon-practicing barrister and Associate Member at Deka Chambers.
Registered 4 Aug 2024View sourceParliamentary Liaison for the Society of Labour Lawyers. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 4 Aug 2024View source
Catherine Atkinson expenses — common questions
- How much did Catherine Atkinson claim in expenses in 2025-26?
- Catherine Atkinson claimed £18,795 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Catherine Atkinson claim for?
- In 2025-26, Catherine Atkinson's largest published IPSA category was Staffing (£7,170). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Catherine Atkinson'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.