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
£11,929
Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)
£29,595
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2025-26
Year-on-year trend
Kate Dearden 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 | £29,595 | Office Costs (£23,655) | 95 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £17,811 | Travel and Subsistence (£17,811) | 2 | 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | Training - staff | £1,140 | 2025-26 | 25 Mar 2026 | Paid | Staff Training - [***] | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £1,050 | 2025-26 | 25 Mar 2026 | Paid | Staff Training - [***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £125 | 2025-26 | 24 Mar 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £2,676 | 2025-26 | 20 Mar 2026 | Paid | Other office equipment — Letter Folder and Inserter | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £199 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | Office furniture — Storage Cupboard | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £1,194 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | Letterhead | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £102 | 2025-26 | 13 Mar 2026 | Paid | Landline & internet package — Phone and Internet Package (March) | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £102 | 2025-26 | 13 Mar 2026 | Paid | Landline & internet package — Phone and Internet Package (Feb) | View source |
| Office Costs | Service charge & ground Rent | £577 | 2025-26 | 13 Mar 2026 | Paid | Service Charge Constituency Office (Feb) | View source |
| Office Costs | Service charge & ground Rent | £577 | 2025-26 | 13 Mar 2026 | Paid | Service Charge Constituency Office (March) | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £88 | 2025-26 | 13 Mar 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £104 | 2025-26 | 27 Feb 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Staffing | Bought-in services | £1,500 | 2025-26 | 27 Feb 2026 | Paid | Administrative services — Temporary Admin Support | View source |
| Staffing | Bought-in services | £750 | 2025-26 | 9 Feb 2026 | Paid | Administrative services — Temporary Admin Support | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £104 | 2025-26 | 30 Jan 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £140 | 2025-26 | 30 Jan 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Staffing | Bought-in services | £750 | 2025-26 | 30 Jan 2026 | Paid | Administrative services — Temporary Admin Support | View source |
| Staffing | Bought-in services | £750 | 2025-26 | 23 Jan 2026 | Paid | Administrative services — Temporary Admin Support | View source |
| Office Costs | Training - staff | £594 | 2025-26 | 24 Dec 2025 | Paid | CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UK | View source |
| Office Costs | Training - staff | £594 | 2025-26 | 24 Dec 2025 | Paid | CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UK | View source |
| Office Costs | Recruitment Services &Costs | £900 | 2025-26 | 18 Dec 2025 | Paid | Hive Recruitment Service | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | -£150 | 2025-26 | 16 Dec 2025 | Repaid | Part repayment of claim 60334816:6 | View source |
| Office Costs | Service charge & ground Rent | £577 | 2025-26 | 1 Dec 2025 | Paid | Service Charge Constituency Office (Jan) | View source |
| Office Costs | Business rates | £82 | 2025-26 | 1 Dec 2025 | Paid | Constituency Office Rates (Dec Payment) | View source |
| Office Costs | Service charge & ground Rent | £577 | 2025-26 | 1 Dec 2025 | Paid | Service Charge Constituency Office (Dec) | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Service charge & ground Rent” in 2025-26. Browse all Service charge & ground Rent claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Rosena Allin-Khan Labour | £7,590 | 15 Aug 2025 | Service charge for constituency office - 75% claimed |
| Chris Bryant Labour | £6,870 | 20 Mar 2025 | service charge on London property - the total amount is for calendar year 2025 and is already paid |
| Bob Blackman Conservative | £6,593 | 17 Feb 2026 | Excess service charges for constituency office |
| Mr James Frith Labour | £5,060 | 30 Jun 2025 | Constituency office service charge April 2025 to February 2026 |
| Adrian Ramsay Green Party | £4,595 | 16 Jan 2026 | [***] Adrian Ramsay - Service charges - 01.09.2024 to 31.01.2026 |
| Sarah Bool Conservative | £3,367 | 3 Apr 2025 | Service Charge March - August 2025 [200012230-5] |
| Michael Shanks Labour | £3,073 | 23 Feb 2026 | Q4 Service Charge for Constituency Office |
| Michael Shanks Labour | £3,073 | 22 Dec 2025 | Q3 Constituency Office Service Charge |
| Michael Shanks Labour | £3,073 | 16 Jul 2025 | Constituency office service charge Q2 |
| Alison Griffiths Conservative | £3,000 | 15 Oct 2025 | Proportion of service charge & ground rent |
| Anna Dixon Labour | £2,937 | 19 Dec 2025 | GAUNTS LIMITED |
| Anna Dixon Labour | £2,937 | 22 Sept 2025 | [***] [***] |
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.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
The Football Association - £500.00
£500Registered 2 May 2026View source
8. Miscellaneous
I organised a fundraiser for WomenCentre (Calderdale and Kirklees), to mark International Women’s Day
Registered 20 Mar 2026View sourceMember of the Labour Renaissance Advisory Board. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 4 Aug 2024View sourceAdvisory board member for the Labour Climate and Environment Forum. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 31 Jul 2024View sourceNational Executive Committee member of Labour Women's Network. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 31 Jul 2024View sourceBoard member of Unions21. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 30 Jul 2024View sourceBoard member of United Against Malnutrition and Hunger. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 30 Jul 2024View source
Kate Dearden expenses — common questions
- How much did Kate Dearden claim in expenses in 2025-26?
- Kate Dearden claimed £29,595 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Kate Dearden claim for?
- In 2025-26, Kate Dearden's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£23,655). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Kate Dearden'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.