MP Expenses
Dame Chi Onwurah
Current MP

Dame Chi OnwurahMP expenses

£21,723 IPSA expenses in 2017-18

Labour · Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

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.

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Total claimed this year

£20,233

Total claimed — selected period (2017-18)

£21,723

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Spend by category — 2017-18

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £211 for Utilities in 2026-27.

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This MP claimed £234 for Utilities in 2026-27.

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This MP claimed £269 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £321 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £266 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £68 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £207 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £207 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £382 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £154 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £124 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £140 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £140 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £169 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £198 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £299 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £373 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £269 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £498 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £102 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £89 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £176 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £113 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed -£26 for Utilities in 2022-23.

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This MP claimed £106 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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Year-on-year trend

Dame Chi Onwurah 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 Dame Chi Onwurah, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2026-27£8,615Office Costs (£6,194)15View claims
2025-26£30,401Office Costs (£21,480)112View claims
2024-25£45,478Travel and Subsistence (£45,478)2View claims
2023-24£70,277Office Costs (£30,719)257View claims
2022-23£52,218Office Costs (£19,648)192View claims
2021-22£34,615Accommodation (£14,374)172View claims
2020-21£40,136Office Costs (£21,801)208View claims
2019-20£49,923Travel and Subsistence (£19,513)151View claims
2018-19£23,013Travel and Subsistence (£17,377)48View claims
2017-18£21,723Travel and Subsistence (£15,515)49View claims
2016-17£20,081Travel and Subsistence (£15,419)44View claims
2015-16£18,484Travel and Subsistence (£11,921)35View claims
2014-15£19,495Travel and Subsistence (£11,445)55View claims
2013-14£24,303Travel and Subsistence (£15,547)75View claims
2012-13£26,338Travel and Subsistence (£16,334)87View claims
2011-12£25,667Travel and Subsistence (£14,487)79View claims
2010-11£24,502Office Costs (£9,557)82View 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 CostsCleaning services£592026-2730 Apr 2026Paid[***] constituency office cleaning AprilView source
AccommodationUtilities£2112026-2721 Apr 2026PaidWater — WWW.NWL.CO.UKView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£1,9762026-2716 Apr 2026PaidCITY OF NEWCASTLE INTEView source
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£662026-2714 Apr 2026PaidVODAFONE LTDView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£582026-279 Apr 2026PaidMetrorepro business cardsView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1002026-277 Apr 2026PaidCANVA [***]View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1,5302026-276 Apr 2026PaidElected Technologies caseworker softwareView source
AccommodationUtilities£2342026-272 Apr 2026PaidDual Fuel — BRITISH GASView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£1662026-272 Apr 2026PaidOffice furniture — WWW.OFFICEFURNITUREONLView source
Office CostsCleaning services£552026-271 Apr 2026PaidConstituency office cleaning MarchView source
StaffingRecruitment Services &Costs£3,5002025-2630 Mar 2026PaidHive recruitment x 2 members of staffView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£892025-2624 Mar 2026PaidOther office equipment — CURRYS ONLINE [200013613-3932]View source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£3412025-2620 Mar 2026PaidOffice furniture — IKEA LTD SHOP ONLINE [200013613-4856]View source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£552025-2620 Mar 2026PaidComputer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — ARGOS [200013613-4855]View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£7802025-2620 Mar 2026PaidWWW.TONERGIANT.CO.UK [200013613-4857]View source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase-£1562025-2619 Mar 2026PaidOffice furniture — EUROFFICE.CO.UK [200013613-11247]View source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£572025-2617 Mar 2026PaidOther office equipment — WF [***] [200013613-7955]View source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£1502025-2617 Mar 2026PaidOffice furniture — DEBENHAMS - DBZ [200013613-7952]View source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£702025-2617 Mar 2026PaidComputer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — EUROFFICE.CO.UK [200013613-7950]View source
Office CostsMobile telephone - equipment purchase£552025-2617 Mar 2026PaidARGOS [200013613-7951]View source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£2192025-2613 Mar 2026PaidOther office equipment — WWW.JOHNLEWIS.COM [200013613-3477]View source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£1662025-2611 Mar 2026PaidOffice furniture — WWW.OFFICEFURNITUREONL [200013613-7895]View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£3132026-2711 Mar 2026PaidBUFFER PLAN [200013613-7896] [200013615-44]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1052025-2610 Mar 2026PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILL [200013613-4427]View source
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£722025-2610 Mar 2026PaidVODAFONE LTD [200013613-4426]View source
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£30620 Sept 2017Accommodation Rent Nov 17 — Electricity June - September 17

Labour average — 2017-18

£15,407

All-MP average — 2017-18

£15,530

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

£1,200

  • BornGood Rebuyer Ltd. - £1,200.00

    £1,200
    Registered 14 Jul 2026View 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

  • BornGood Rebuyer Ltd. - £1,200.00

    £1,200
    Registered 14 Jul 2026View source

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

  • BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd - £450.00

    £450
    Registered 22 Oct 2026View source

  • The Great North Run Foundation - £660.00

    £660
    Registered 12 Oct 2026View source

  • Newcastle College - £500.00

    £500
    Registered 13 Jan 2026View source

  • Newcastle Eagles Basketball Ltd - £336.00

    £336
    Registered 13 Jan 2026View source

  • Cristina Caffarra - £169.00

    £169
    Registered 11 Nov 2025View source

  • Newcastle City Council - £275.00

    £275
    Registered 7 Nov 2025View source

  • Newcastle United Limited - £500.00

    £500
    Registered 8 Jul 2025View source

  • Cristina Caffarra - £406.00

    £406
    Registered 21 Mar 2025View source

4. Visits outside the UK

  • International visit to South Korea between 13 December 2025 and 17 December 2025

    £4,491
    Registered 8 Jan 2026View source

  • International visit to Brunei between 25 May 2025 and 30 May 2025

    £800
    Registered 7 Nov 2025View source

6. Land and property (within or outside the UK)

  • Residential in Unspecified

    Registered 7 Nov 2016View source

  • Residential in Northumberland

    Registered 2 Nov 2016View source

8. Miscellaneous

  • Member of the Board of the Hamilton Commission, a standalone piece of research in partnership with the Royal Academy of Engineering, that will work to improve the representation of black people in UK motorsport.

    Registered 23 Nov 2020View source

  • Director of the Foundation for Science & Technology.

    Registered 12 Aug 2016View source

  • Honorary Vice President of ACTSA (Action for South Africa).

    Registered 17 Dec 2015View source

  • Chartered engineer (non-practising).

    View source

Dame Chi Onwurah expenses — common questions

How much did Dame Chi Onwurah claim in expenses in 2017-18?
Dame Chi Onwurah claimed £21,723 in IPSA business costs in 2017-18. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Dame Chi Onwurah claim for?
In 2017-18, Dame Chi Onwurah's largest published IPSA category was Travel and Subsistence (£15,515). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Dame Chi Onwurah'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.