Dame Meg HillierMP expenses
£46,085 IPSA expenses in 2025-26
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
£37,832
Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)
£46,085
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2025-26
Year-on-year trend
Dame Meg Hillier 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 | £46,085 | Office Costs (£32,885) | 68 | View claims |
| 2023-24 | £12,659 | Office Costs (£12,610) | 106 | View claims |
| 2022-23 | £13,024 | Office Costs (£12,968) | 97 | View claims |
| 2021-22 | £6,236 | Office Costs (£6,236) | 58 | View claims |
| 2020-21 | £6,479 | Office Costs (£6,479) | 82 | View claims |
| 2019-20 | £21,507 | Office Costs (£21,481) | 95 | View claims |
| 2018-19 | £6,774 | Office Costs (£6,731) | 42 | View claims |
| 2017-18 | £13,839 | Office Costs (£13,599) | 58 | View claims |
| 2016-17 | £10,628 | Office Costs (£7,221) | 51 | View claims |
| 2015-16 | £11,078 | Office Costs (£6,129) | 49 | View claims |
| 2014-15 | £12,755 | Office Costs (£8,580) | 73 | View claims |
| 2013-14 | £14,665 | Office Costs (£7,715) | 91 | View claims |
| 2012-13 | £20,093 | Office Costs (£12,895) | 65 | View claims |
| 2011-12 | £13,483 | Office Costs (£10,781) | 94 | View claims |
| 2010-11 | £7,077 | Office Costs (£5,849) | 44 | 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 | Postage & couriers | £305 | 2025-26 | 30 Mar 2026 | Paid | Stamps | View source |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers | £392 | 2025-26 | 30 Mar 2026 | Paid | Stamps | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £1,427 | 2025-26 | 25 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers | £4,350 | 2025-26 | 24 Mar 2026 | Paid | Stamps | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £271 | 2025-26 | 24 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £562 | 2025-26 | 24 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £1,161 | 2025-26 | 23 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £1,427 | 2025-26 | 23 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £562 | 2025-26 | 22 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £405 | 2025-26 | 22 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £562 | 2025-26 | 22 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £116 | 2025-26 | 19 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £694 | 2025-26 | 19 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £122 | 2025-26 | 19 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £335 | 2025-26 | 18 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £335 | 2025-26 | 18 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £872 | 2025-26 | 18 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £1,427 | 2025-26 | 18 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £199 | 2025-26 | 18 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £335 | 2025-26 | 18 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Staffing | Bought-in services | £6,900 | 2025-26 | 14 Mar 2026 | Paid | Professional & consultancy — MP invoice | View source |
| Staffing | Bought-in services | £5,700 | 2025-26 | 12 Mar 2026 | Paid | Professional & consultancy — Office support | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £71 | 2025-26 | 10 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £87 | 2025-26 | 10 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | £625 | 2025-26 | 2 Mar 2026 | Paid | Selectabase invoice | 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 |
| 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 |
| Ian Byrne Labour | £6,000 | 15 Dec 2025 | Professional & consultancy — professional services |
Labour (Co-op) average — 2025-26
£17,908
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.
4. Visits outside the UK
International visit to Canada between 13 June 2026 and 18 June 2026
£1,016Registered 3 Jul 2026View sourceInternational visit to Canada between 15 June 2025 and 19 June 2025
£1,448Registered 4 Jul 2025View source
8. Miscellaneous
Member of the National Executive Committee of the Co-operative Party, as the representative of the Co-op Parliamentary Group. This is an unpaid position.
Registered 3 Jun 2026View sourceChair of the House Magazine Advisory Board. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 31 Oct 2024View sourceDirector and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role.
Registered 31 Oct 2024View sourceMember of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 8 Oct 2024View sourceMember of the Steering Group of the Institute for Government Academy. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 9 May 2024View sourceMember of the Advisory Board of Reform, a cross party think tank. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 8 May 2024View sourceTrustee of the PCPF Pension scheme, which oversees the pension fund for members and former members of the UK House of Commons. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 8 May 2024View sourceMember of the London Regional Board of the Labour Party.
Registered 26 Apr 2024View source
Dame Meg Hillier expenses — common questions
- How much did Dame Meg Hillier claim in expenses in 2025-26?
- Dame Meg Hillier claimed £46,085 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Dame Meg Hillier claim for?
- In 2025-26, Dame Meg Hillier's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£32,885). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Dame Meg Hillier'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.