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
£93
Total claimed — selected period (2015-16)
£11,688
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2015-16
Energy & utility comparison
This MP claimed £193 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 £142 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 £142 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 £147 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 £147 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 £74 for Gas in 2014-15.
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 Gas in 2014-15.
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 Gas in 2014-15.
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 Gas in 2014-15.
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 Gas in 2014-15.
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 Gas in 2014-15.
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 Gas in 2014-15.
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 Electricity in 2014-15.
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 Gas in 2013-14.
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 Gas in 2013-14.
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 Gas in 2013-14.
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 Gas in 2013-14.
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 Gas in 2013-14.
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 Gas in 2012-13.
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 Gas in 2012-13.
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
Lucy Powell 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 | £6,091 | Office Costs (£5,049) | 34 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £25,057 | Travel and Subsistence (£25,057) | 2 | View claims |
| 2023-24 | £32,166 | Office Costs (£21,675) | 66 | View claims |
| 2022-23 | £34,705 | Office Costs (£24,793) | 52 | View claims |
| 2021-22 | £15,065 | Travel and Subsistence (£7,416) | 32 | View claims |
| 2020-21 | £37,697 | Office Costs (£17,265) | 59 | View claims |
| 2019-20 | £20,391 | Office Costs (£14,021) | 44 | View claims |
| 2018-19 | £15,047 | Travel and Subsistence (£10,458) | 20 | View claims |
| 2017-18 | £11,526 | Travel and Subsistence (£8,540) | 17 | View claims |
| 2016-17 | £15,709 | Office Costs (£7,991) | 22 | View claims |
| 2015-16 | £11,688 | Travel and Subsistence (£8,016) | 30 | View claims |
| 2014-15 | £19,279 | Travel and Subsistence (£7,228) | 78 | View claims |
| 2013-14 | £27,282 | Office Costs (£10,258) | 67 | View claims |
| 2012-13 | £12,343 | Travel and Subsistence (£3,356) | 20 | 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 | Stationery & printing | £83 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £65 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Subletting | -£250 | 2025-26 | 30 Jan 2026 | Repaid | Sublet Rent — Office Sublet December 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Insurance - buildings | £445 | 2025-26 | 8 Jan 2026 | Paid | BROWN&BROWN INSURANCE | View source |
| Office Costs | Subletting | -£250 | 2025-26 | 5 Jan 2026 | Repaid | Sublet Rent — Office Sublet November 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | £72 | 2025-26 | 19 Dec 2025 | Paid | WWW.EMERGERECYCLING.CO | View source |
| Office Costs | Parking | £152 | 2025-26 | 16 Dec 2025 | Paid | [200012955-2] | View source |
| Office Costs | Parking | £1,540 | 2025-26 | 16 Dec 2025 | Paid | [200012955-3] | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £150 | 2025-26 | 26 Nov 2025 | Paid | Banner December 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £150 | 2025-26 | 26 Nov 2025 | Paid | Banner December 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £150 | 2025-26 | 26 Nov 2025 | Paid | Banner December 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £248 | 2025-26 | 26 Nov 2025 | Paid | Banner December 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Subletting | -£250 | 2025-26 | 25 Nov 2025 | Repaid | Sublet Rent — Office Sublet October 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Subletting | -£250 | 2025-26 | 26 Sept 2025 | Repaid | Sublet Rent — Office Sublet September 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | £72 | 2025-26 | 26 Sept 2025 | Paid | WWW.EMERGERECYCLING.CO | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £503 | 2025-26 | 19 Sept 2025 | Paid | Landline — BT BUSINESS BILL | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £74 | 2025-26 | 15 Sept 2025 | Paid | Banner October 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Subletting | -£250 | 2025-26 | 1 Sept 2025 | Repaid | Sublet Rent — Office Sublet August 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £150 | 2025-26 | 28 Aug 2025 | Paid | Banner September 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £150 | 2025-26 | 28 Aug 2025 | Paid | Banner September 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £248 | 2025-26 | 28 Aug 2025 | Paid | Banner September 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £150 | 2025-26 | 28 Aug 2025 | Paid | Banner September 2025 | View source |
| Miscellaneous | Removals | £1,041 | 2025-26 | 15 Aug 2025 | Paid | office clearance | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £124 | 2025-26 | 29 Jul 2025 | Paid | Banner August 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Subletting | -£250 | 2025-26 | 29 Jul 2025 | Repaid | Sublet Rent — Office Sublet July 2025 | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “IT/Other Equipment Hire” in 2015-16. Browse all IT/Other Equipment Hire claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Thomas-Symonds Labour | £2,074 | 7 Aug 2015 | Office Costs — Photocopier lease rental and facility fee (advance) |
| Karin Smyth Labour | £1,536 | 17 Sept 2015 | Photocopier/Newspaper — Lease rental for photocopier in constituency office |
| Yasmin Qureshi Labour | £1,228 | 27 Jun 2015 | Equipment Hire — Rental of Xerox Multifunction Device |
| Yasmin Qureshi Labour | £1,124 | 19 Jan 2016 | Photocopier Rental — Quarterly rental of Xerox multifunction device |
| Yasmin Qureshi Labour | £1,078 | 21 Jul 2015 | Equipment Hire — Rental of Xerox Multifunction Device |
| Angela Rayner Labour | £1,006 | 16 Nov 2015 | Payment card No — SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTR Computers, Computer Peripheral Equipment, Software |
| Dame Siobhain McDonagh Labour | £804 | 30 Sept 2015 | Printer lease — Siemens printer lease (lease rental and facility fee) |
| Karin Smyth Labour | £768 | 17 Mar 2016 | Photocopier rental |
| Karin Smyth Labour | £768 | 17 Dec 2015 | Office Costs — photocopier lease |
| Jessica Morden Labour | £719 | 7 Apr 2015 | Danwood [***] — Photocopier lease for constituency office |
| Jessica Morden Labour | £706 | 7 Jul 2015 | photocopier — photocopier constituency office |
| Dame Siobhain McDonagh Labour | £673 | 17 Dec 2015 | Printer lease Dec 15 — Siemens quarterly printer lease for Dec 15 |
Labour (Co-op) average — 2015-16
£13,617
All-MP average — 2015-16
£17,321
Grants and donations
Donations, sponsorships and loans registered in support of this MP's parliamentary activities — Category 2 of the Register of Members' Financial Interests, distinct from the IPSA expenses above.
Total registered
£116,000
Playscan Limited - £50,000.00
£50,000Registered 22 Jan 2026View sourceTheodore Caplan - £5,000.00
£5,000Registered 28 Oct 2025View sourceSmall Axe Communications Ltd - £20,000.00
£20,000Registered 28 Oct 2025View sourceIvy Business Centre Ltd - £10,000.00
£10,000Registered 28 Oct 2025View sourceSean Wadsworth - £6,000.00
£6,000Registered 13 Oct 2025View sourceMartin Taylor - £10,000.00
£10,000Registered 10 Oct 2025View sourceEcotricity Group Ltd - £15,000.00
£15,000Registered 10 Oct 2025View source
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.
2. Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP
Playscan Limited - £50,000.00
£50,000Registered 22 Jan 2026View sourceTheodore Caplan - £5,000.00
£5,000Registered 28 Oct 2025View sourceSmall Axe Communications Ltd - £20,000.00
£20,000Registered 28 Oct 2025View sourceIvy Business Centre Ltd - £10,000.00
£10,000Registered 28 Oct 2025View sourceSean Wadsworth - £6,000.00
£6,000Registered 13 Oct 2025View sourceMartin Taylor - £10,000.00
£10,000Registered 10 Oct 2025View sourceEcotricity Group Ltd - £15,000.00
£15,000Registered 10 Oct 2025View source
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
PRS for Music Limited - £858.00
£858Registered 25 Jun 2026View sourceThe Football Association Ltd - £580.00
£580Registered 26 May 2026View sourceThe Football League Ltd - £900.00
£900Registered 23 Mar 2026View sourceBPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd - £5,016.00
£5,016Registered 2 Mar 2026View sourceSky UK Limited - £432.00
£432Registered 28 Aug 2025View source
6. Land and property (within or outside the UK)
Residential in London
Registered 4 Sept 2015View source
7. Shareholdings
Shares in New Road Management
Registered 13 Dec 2012View source
Lucy Powell expenses — common questions
- How much did Lucy Powell claim in expenses in 2015-16?
- Lucy Powell claimed £11,688 in IPSA business costs in 2015-16. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Lucy Powell claim for?
- In 2015-16, Lucy Powell's largest published IPSA category was Travel and Subsistence (£8,016). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Lucy Powell'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.