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
£1,416
Total claimed — selected period (2012-13)
£22,818
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2012-13
Energy & utility comparison
This MP claimed £58 for Utilities in 2023-24.
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 £58 for Utilities in 2023-24.
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 £65 for Utilities in 2023-24.
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 £70 for Utilities in 2023-24.
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 £56 for Utilities in 2023-24.
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 £54 for Utilities in 2022-23.
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 £37 for Utilities in 2022-23.
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 £42 for Utilities in 2022-23.
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 £23 for Utilities in 2022-23.
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 £104 for Utilities in 2022-23.
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 £36 for Utilities in 2022-23.
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 £74 for Utilities in 2022-23.
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 £90 for Utilities in 2022-23.
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 £68 for Utilities in 2022-23.
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 £79 for Utilities in 2022-23.
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 £85 for Utilities in 2021-22.
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 £91 for Utilities in 2021-22.
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 £36 for Utilities in 2021-22.
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 £56 for Utilities in 2020-21.
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 £208 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.
This MP claimed £167 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.
This MP claimed £139 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.
This MP claimed £65 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.
This MP claimed £191 for Electricity in 2018-19.
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 £99 for Electricity in 2018-19.
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
Hilary Benn 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 | £16,350 | Office Costs (£9,746) | 48 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £3,968 | Travel and Subsistence (£3,968) | 2 | View claims |
| 2023-24 | £29,193 | Office Costs (£15,240) | 118 | View claims |
| 2022-23 | £26,645 | Office Costs (£13,606) | 108 | View claims |
| 2021-22 | £19,908 | Office Costs (£8,982) | 80 | View claims |
| 2020-21 | £21,967 | Office Costs (£16,421) | 82 | View claims |
| 2019-20 | £26,706 | Office Costs (£17,213) | 87 | View claims |
| 2018-19 | £15,149 | Travel and Subsistence (£7,107) | 53 | View claims |
| 2017-18 | £12,934 | Travel and Subsistence (£6,213) | 46 | View claims |
| 2016-17 | £13,720 | Travel and Subsistence (£6,772) | 61 | View claims |
| 2015-16 | £15,009 | Office Costs (£7,342) | 61 | View claims |
| 2014-15 | £28,335 | Office Costs (£13,141) | 98 | View claims |
| 2013-14 | £20,273 | Office Costs (£9,991) | 91 | View claims |
| 2012-13 | £22,818 | Office Costs (£12,885) | 77 | View claims |
| 2011-12 | £25,191 | Office Costs (£14,813) | 63 | View claims |
| 2010-11 | £23,348 | Office Costs (£14,011) | 57 | 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 | Service charge & ground Rent | £534 | 2025-26 | 6 Mar 2026 | Paid | Office service charges | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £68 | 2025-26 | 22 Feb 2026 | Paid | AMAZON.CO.UK [***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Service charge & ground Rent | £534 | 2025-26 | 30 Jan 2026 | Paid | Service charge for February | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £217 | 2025-26 | 16 Jan 2026 | Paid | Landline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILL | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £62 | 2025-26 | 7 Jan 2026 | Paid | FS TECHSMITH | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £102 | 2025-26 | 23 Dec 2025 | Paid | AMAZON UK [***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Service charge & ground Rent | £534 | 2025-26 | 19 Dec 2025 | Paid | Office service charge reimbursement | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £156 | 2025-26 | 11 Dec 2025 | Paid | Council Tax | View source |
| Accommodation | Service charge & ground Rent | £233 | 2025-26 | 1 Dec 2025 | Paid | Service Charge | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £100 | 2025-26 | 29 Nov 2025 | Paid | AMAZON UK [***] | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £432 | 2025-26 | 10 Nov 2025 | Paid | Council Tax | View source |
| Office Costs | Service charge & ground Rent | £534 | 2025-26 | 7 Nov 2025 | Paid | Service charge for office - November | View source |
| Accommodation | Service charge & ground Rent | £233 | 2025-26 | 3 Nov 2025 | Paid | Service Charge | View source |
| Office Costs | Service charge & ground Rent | £534 | 2025-26 | 17 Oct 2025 | Paid | Service charge November | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £68 | 2025-26 | 13 Oct 2025 | Paid | AMAZON.CO.UK [***] | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £432 | 2025-26 | 10 Oct 2025 | Paid | Council Tax | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £291 | 2025-26 | 10 Oct 2025 | Paid | Landline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILL | View source |
| Office Costs | Newspapers, journals, magazines | £329 | 2025-26 | 9 Oct 2025 | Paid | ECONOMIST GBP - GBP | View source |
| Accommodation | Service charge & ground Rent | £233 | 2025-26 | 1 Oct 2025 | Paid | Service Charge | View source |
| Office Costs | Service charge & ground Rent | £534 | 2025-26 | 26 Sept 2025 | Paid | Service Charge October | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £432 | 2025-26 | 10 Sept 2025 | Paid | Council Tax | View source |
| Office Costs | Service charge & ground Rent | £534 | 2025-26 | 3 Sept 2025 | Paid | September service charge | View source |
| Accommodation | Service charge & ground Rent | £233 | 2025-26 | 1 Sept 2025 | Paid | Service Charge | View source |
| Office Costs | Service charge & ground Rent | £534 | 2025-26 | 19 Aug 2025 | Paid | Office service charges | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £432 | 2025-26 | 11 Aug 2025 | Paid | Council Tax | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “IT/Other Equipment Hire” in 2012-13. Browse all IT/Other Equipment Hire claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dame Angela Eagle Labour | £1,062 | 9 Oct 2012 | Office costs SeptOct 2012 — Parliamentary riso service contract |
| Yasmin Qureshi Labour | £949 | 18 Feb 2013 | Equipment Hire — Quarterly rental of Xerox Multifunction Device |
| Yasmin Qureshi Labour | £949 | 20 Nov 2012 | Equipment Hire — Quarterly rental of Xerox Multifunction Device |
| Yasmin Qureshi Labour | £949 | 20 Aug 2012 | Equipment Hire — Quarterly rental of Xerox Multifunction Device |
| Yasmin Qureshi Labour | £949 | 21 May 2012 | Equipment Hire — Quarterly rental of Xerox Multifunction Device |
| Pat McFadden Labour | £786 | 4 Jan 2013 | Riso photocopier — Invoice [***] |
| Pat McFadden Labour | £786 | 23 Sept 2012 | Riso Photocopier — Riso photocopier invoice [***] |
| Pat McFadden Labour | £786 | 21 Jun 2012 | Riso Photocopier Hire — Riso photocopier invoice [***] |
| Dame Nia Griffith Labour | £725 | 26 Mar 2013 | Office costs — Hire of copier and printing costs |
| Jessica Morden Labour | £697 | 4 Apr 2012 | BNP Paribas 1015523 — Telephone system hire |
| Sir Lindsay Hoyle Speaker | £675 | 22 Jan 2013 | Payment Card January 2013 — LYNBROOK OFFICE SUPPLI Stationery, Office, and School Supply Stores |
| Liam Byrne Labour | £622 | 10 Sept 2012 | office august 2012 — siemens |
Labour average — 2012-13
£21,813
All-MP average — 2012-13
£20,051
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)
Other in Essex
9. Family members employed
Sally Clark employed
Hilary Benn expenses — common questions
- How much did Hilary Benn claim in expenses in 2012-13?
- Hilary Benn claimed £22,818 in IPSA business costs in 2012-13. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Hilary Benn claim for?
- In 2012-13, Hilary Benn's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£12,885). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Hilary Benn'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.