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
£4,635
Total claimed — selected period (2022-23)
£29,312
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2022-23
Energy & utility comparison
This MP claimed £40 for Utilities in 2019-20.
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
Helen Hayes 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 | £18,653 | Office Costs (£18,653) | 45 | View claims |
| 2023-24 | £31,796 | Office Costs (£31,531) | 92 | View claims |
| 2022-23 | £29,312 | Office Costs (£28,647) | 63 | View claims |
| 2021-22 | £21,218 | Office Costs (£21,013) | 64 | View claims |
| 2020-21 | £15,182 | Office Costs (£15,182) | 46 | View claims |
| 2019-20 | £40,905 | Office Costs (£26,636) | 76 | View claims |
| 2018-19 | £5,795 | Office Costs (£5,795) | 22 | View claims |
| 2017-18 | £6,535 | Office Costs (£6,535) | 16 | View claims |
| 2016-17 | £6,187 | Office Costs (£6,161) | 22 | View claims |
| 2015-16 | £9,397 | Start-up Costs (£4,903) | 23 | 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 | ||||
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| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £525 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £280 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | £1,400 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | Redecoration costs for constituency office in line with lease - advance payment request | View source |
| Office Costs | Service charge & ground Rent | £819 | 2025-26 | 2 Mar 2026 | Paid | Constituency office service charge - 2025 Quarter 4 | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £504 | 2025-26 | 1 Mar 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £344 | 2025-26 | 24 Feb 2026 | Paid | VIKING | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £56 | 2025-26 | 3 Feb 2026 | Paid | VIKING | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £87 | 2025-26 | 28 Jan 2026 | Paid | Landline & internet package — VIRGIN MEDIA PYMTS | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £439 | 2025-26 | 14 Jan 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £87 | 2025-26 | 14 Jan 2026 | Paid | Landline & internet package — VIRGIN MEDIA PYMTS | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £95 | 2025-26 | 5 Jan 2026 | Paid | VIKING | View source |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | £1,512 | 2025-26 | 29 Dec 2025 | Paid | 2026 surgery cards - advance payment request | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £87 | 2025-26 | 9 Dec 2025 | Paid | Landline & internet package — VIRGIN MEDIA PYMTS | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £150 | 2025-26 | 10 Nov 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £473 | 2025-26 | 10 Nov 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £87 | 2025-26 | 4 Nov 2025 | Paid | Landline & internet package — VIRGIN MEDIA PYMTS | View source |
| Office Costs | Training - staff | £877 | 2025-26 | 4 Nov 2025 | Paid | PAYPAL PARLITRAINI | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £315 | 2025-26 | 3 Nov 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £780 | 2025-26 | 28 Oct 2025 | Paid | CARTRIDGEPEOPLE.COM | View source |
| Office Costs | Service charge & ground Rent | £648 | 2025-26 | 20 Oct 2025 | Paid | Constituency office Q3 2025 Service Charge - advance payment request | View source |
| Office Costs | Translation services - other languages | £216 | 2025-26 | 15 Oct 2025 | Paid | CLARION INTERPRETING L | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £336 | 2025-26 | 3 Oct 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £87 | 2025-26 | 1 Oct 2025 | Paid | Landline & internet package — VIRGIN MEDIA PYMTS | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £1,476 | 2025-26 | 1 Oct 2025 | Paid | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £439 | 2025-26 | 1 Oct 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Rent” in 2022-23. Browse all Rent claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Holmes Conservative | £16,000 | 5 Jul 2022 | — |
| Ms Marie Rimmer Labour | £15,600 | 3 May 2022 | — |
| Preet Kaur Gill Labour (Co-op) | £14,599 | 22 Mar 2023 | 01/04/2022 - 31/03/2023 |
| John McDonnell Labour | £10,560 | 3 May 2022 | — |
| Grahame Morris Labour | £9,000 | 4 Apr 2023 | — |
| Andrew Rosindell Reform UK | £9,000 | 14 Jun 2022 | — |
| Jonathan Reynolds Labour (Co-op) | £7,086 | 28 Oct 2022 | Annual rent for the constituency office at Hyde Town Hall for the period May 2022 to May 2023 |
| Peter Kyle Labour | £7,000 | 29 Sept 2022 | constituency office quarterly rent |
| Peter Kyle Labour | £7,000 | 16 Jun 2022 | constituency office rent |
| Anna McMorrin Labour | £6,397 | 31 Mar 2023 | Backdated rent 22/23 accrual due to late lease renewal |
| Saqib Bhatti Conservative | £6,375 | 19 Aug 2022 | London Accommodation - August - October 2022 |
| Tim Farron Liberal Democrat | £6,000 | 10 Feb 2023 | Rent for office 01042022-31032023 |
Labour average — 2022-23
£47,961
All-MP average — 2022-23
£47,293
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 Switzerland between 05 November 2025 and 07 November 2025
£1,570Registered 25 Nov 2025View source
8. Miscellaneous
Vice President of the Local Government Association. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 9 Mar 2023View source
Helen Hayes expenses — common questions
- How much did Helen Hayes claim in expenses in 2022-23?
- Helen Hayes claimed £29,312 in IPSA business costs in 2022-23. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Helen Hayes claim for?
- In 2022-23, Helen Hayes's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£28,647). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Helen Hayes'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.