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 (2014-15)
£28,335
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2014-15
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 “Business Rates” in 2014-15. Browse all Business Rates claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Slaughter Labour | £3,179 | 26 Mar 2015 | Business Rates 04/2014-01/2015 — business rates for constituency office |
| Andy Burnham Labour (Co-op) | £3,062 | 1 Apr 2014 | Misc Office Costs April 2014 — Constituency Office Business Rates |
| Ian Murray Labour | £2,708 | 28 Apr 2014 | OFFICE COSTS TO END APRIL 2014 — Annual Business Rates |
| Jessica Morden Labour | £2,664 | 15 Apr 2014 | travelcard — NEWPORT C/C INTERNET Government Services-Not Elsewhere Classified |
| Shabana Mahmood Labour | £2,222 | 5 Jun 2014 | Business Rates - Frederick St — Birmingham City Council Business Rates |
| Sir Mark Hendrick Labour (Co-op) | £1,837 | 3 Apr 2014 | March/April 14 — PRESTON CITY COUNCIL Government Services-Not Elsewhere Classified |
| Fabian Hamilton Labour | £1,802 | 29 Apr 2014 | Leeds City Council — Annual Business Rates |
| Pat McFadden Labour | £1,646 | 1 May 2014 | Constituency rent/bus' rates — S.B.Properties |
| Steve Reed Labour (Co-op) | £1,498 | 1 Apr 2014 | Annual business rate — Business Rate for constituency office 2014-2015 |
| Rachel Reeves Labour | £1,289 | 12 Mar 2015 | Business rates — business rates Constit office |
| Stephen Doughty Labour (Co-op) | £1,000 | 17 Jun 2014 | Payment Card - May-Jun 2014 — CARDIFF COUNCIL Government Services-Not Elsewhere Classified |
| Ed Miliband Labour | £756 | 18 Mar 2015 | Business Rates — Office Business Rates 2015/16 |
Labour average — 2014-15
£19,480
All-MP average — 2014-15
£18,851
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 2014-15?
- Hilary Benn claimed £28,335 in IPSA business costs in 2014-15. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Hilary Benn claim for?
- In 2014-15, Hilary Benn's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£13,141). 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.