MP Expenses
Chris Hinchliff
Current MP

Chris HinchliffMP expenses

£3,681 IPSA expenses in 2024-25

Labour · North East Hertfordshire

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

£7,246

Total claimed — selected period (2024-25)

£3,681

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Spend by category — 2024-25

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £242 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £608 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £149 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £461 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £214 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £113 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £60 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £67 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £67 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £60 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £65 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £56 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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Year-on-year trend

Chris Hinchliff 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 Chris Hinchliff, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£14,913Office Costs (£12,102)61View claims
2024-25£3,681Travel and Subsistence (£3,681)2View 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.

SubcategoryStatusDescriptionSource
StaffingBought-in services£2,5352025-2627 Mar 2026PaidProfessional & consultancy — Facilitation for team strategy dayView source
StaffingTraining - staff£1382025-2626 Mar 2026PaidAirTable TrainingView source
StaffingTraining - staff£1382025-2626 Mar 2026PaidAirTable TrainingView source
Office CostsUtilities£2422025-2617 Mar 2026PaidElectricity — Constituency office energy bill for March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4032025-2617 Mar 2026PaidPrinting of MP contact postersView source
Office CostsMaintenance, Redecorations & Repairs£3602025-2612 Mar 2026PaidHandyman services for adaptations to the constituency officeView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1152025-269 Mar 2026PaidInternet — BT billView source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£1202025-2625 Feb 2026PaidView source
Office CostsMaintenance, Redecorations & Repairs£4102025-2624 Feb 2026PaidReplacement of constituency office bathroom toilet, sink and stopcockView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£4922025-2617 Feb 2026PaidOffice furniture — OFFICE MONSTERView source
Office CostsUtilities£6082025-2615 Feb 2026PaidElectricity — Ruby Energy; constituency office energy bill for FebView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£652025-2610 Feb 2026PaidSENDINBLUEView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£802025-266 Feb 2026PaidLandline — GRADWELL COMMS VIA PARView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£782025-263 Feb 2026PaidSENDINBLUEView source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£562025-2627 Jan 2026PaidView source
Office CostsMaintenance, Redecorations & Repairs£1442025-2622 Jan 2026PaidSQ MAYFAIR PLUMBERSView source
Office CostsUtilities£1492025-2615 Jan 2026PaidElectricity — Constituency office electricity billView source
Office CostsService charge & ground Rent£9382025-268 Jan 2026PaidLETCHWORTH GARDEN CITYView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£802025-268 Jan 2026PaidLandline — GRADWELL COMMS VIA PARView source
Office CostsWaste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection£952025-266 Jan 2026PaidNORTH HERTFORDSHIREView source
Office CostsWaste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection£952025-2616 Dec 2025PaidNORTH HERTFORDSHIREView source
Office CostsUtilities£4612025-2616 Dec 2025PaidElectricity — Ruby Energy; constituency office electricity bill for DecemberView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£802025-268 Dec 2025PaidLandline — GRADWELL COMMS VIA PARView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£1542025-263 Dec 2025PaidOffice furniture — LYRECO UK LTDView source
Office CostsUtilities£2142025-2615 Nov 2025PaidElectricity — Ruby energy; electricity bill for constituency office Nov 2025View source
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Labour average — 2024-25

£19,437

All-MP average — 2024-25

£19,604

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.

8. Miscellaneous

  • I was elected as an Officer of the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG), a formally constituted group within the Labour Party focused on rural policy development and advocacy. This is an unpaid role. As an Officer, I am involved in the direction of the group and contribute to its work and engagements.

    Registered 27 Jan 2026View source
  • Vice Chair of the Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 8 Sept 2025View source

Chris Hinchliff expenses — common questions

How much did Chris Hinchliff claim in expenses in 2024-25?
Chris Hinchliff claimed £3,681 in IPSA business costs in 2024-25. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Chris Hinchliff claim for?
In 2024-25, Chris Hinchliff's largest published IPSA category was Travel and Subsistence (£3,681). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Chris Hinchliff'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.