MP Expenses
Matthew Pennycook
Current MP

Matthew PennycookMP expenses

£8,031 IPSA expenses in 2025-26

Labour · Greenwich and Woolwich

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

£1,237

Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)

£8,031

View full itemised claims below

Spend by category — 2025-26

Year-on-year trend

Matthew Pennycook 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.

Published IPSA expenses for Matthew Pennycook, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£8,031Office Costs (£8,031)13View claims
2024-25£10,688Other Costs (£10,688)2View claims
2023-24£9,184Office Costs (£9,184)46View claims
2022-23£8,101Office Costs (£8,001)44View claims
2021-22£8,371Office Costs (£8,371)28View claims
2020-21£4,302Office Costs (£4,302)20View claims
2019-20£18,505Office Costs (£18,505)42View claims
2018-19£12,406Office Costs (£12,406)34View claims
2017-18£2,686Office Costs (£2,686)10View claims
2016-17£5,435Office Costs (£5,135)20View claims
2015-16£10,087Office Costs (£7,058)17View 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

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SubcategoryStatusDescriptionSource
Office CostsTranslation services - other languages£1802025-266 Mar 2026PaidHire of British Sign Language interpreter for constituency surgery focusing on welfare reform where deaf constituents were invited to attend.View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£3352025-267 Feb 2026Paid—View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£3352025-264 Feb 2026Paid—View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£1002025-264 Feb 2026Paid—View source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£1872025-262 Feb 2026PaidINSIDE HOUSING SUBSCRIView source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£1002025-2631 Jan 2026Paid—View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£6752025-2613 Nov 2025PaidPrinting and delivery of MP coffee morning invitation letterheadView source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£2392025-266 Nov 2025PaidECONOMIST GBP - GBPView source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£1002025-264 Oct 2025Paid—View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£5542025-269 Jul 2025PaidAnnual hosting and support fee for Caseworker - Pro-rated additional annual fee to May 2026 for Caseworker upgradeView source
Office CostsBought-in services£4,2002025-262 Jun 2025PaidProfessional & consultancy — Operating model review for the Office of Matthew Pennycook MPView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£7382025-2630 Apr 2025PaidELECTED TECHNOLOGIESView source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£2882025-265 Jan 2025PaidDesign of MP coffee morning invitation letterhead, roll-up banner and MP logoView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£632023-2420 Mar 2024PaidBanner March 2024View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£202023-2420 Mar 2024PaidBanner March 2024View source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£152023-244 Mar 2024PaidTELEGRAPH SUBSCRIPTION [200010137-944]View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£222023-241 Mar 2024PaidADOBE SYSTEMS SOFTWARE [200010137-948]View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£1202023-2423 Feb 2024Paid—View source
Office CostsBought-in services£2522023-245 Feb 2024PaidParliamentary accountancy — Parliamentary accountancy – preparation of Member’s Tax Return 2023View source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£152023-244 Feb 2024PaidTELEGRAPH SUBSCRIPTION [200010137-952]View source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£2012023-242 Feb 2024PaidINSIDE HOUSING SUBSCRI [200010137-956]View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£222023-241 Feb 2024PaidADOBE SYSTEMS SOFTWARE [200010137-769]View source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£152023-244 Jan 2024PaidTELEGRAPH SUBSCRIPTIONView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£202023-241 Jan 2024PaidADOBE SYSTEMS SOFTWAREView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£362023-2413 Dec 2023PaidPurchase of new shredder, following irreparable fault of previous shredder; necessary for safe disposal of confidential waste.View source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Bought-in services” in 2025-26. Browse all Bought-in services claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Jessica Toale

Labour

£12,00031 Mar 2025Professional & consultancy — Consultancy services - town centre citizen panel delivery
Louise Haigh

Labour

£9,60026 Mar 2026Professional & consultancy — Exit payment for early exit of the lease [200013271-1]
Jerome Mayhew

Conservative

£9,25023 Mar 2026Comms & Media — IPSA-approved constituency surveys
Colum Eastwood

Social Democratic & Labour Party

£9,10016 Oct 2025Professional & consultancy — Consultancy and advice relating to MP’s Parliamentary roles and work: including media monitoring, preparation for interviews, assistance with Parliamentary speeches, questions and interventions, online meetings and telephone calls.
Colum Eastwood

Social Democratic & Labour Party

£9,10018 Jul 2025Professional & consultancy — Consultancy and advice relating to Parliamentary roles and work: including media monitoring, preparation for interviews, assistance with Parliamentary speeches, questions and interventions, online meetings and telephone calls.
Colum Eastwood

Social Democratic & Labour Party

£9,10030 Apr 2025Professional & consultancy — Consultancy and advice relating to my Parliamentary roles and work: including media monitoring, preparation for interviews, assistance with Parliamentary speeches, questions and interventions, online meetings and telephone calls.
Patrick Hurley

Labour

£8,00018 Feb 2026Professional & consultancy — Research and Facilitation of Southport Music Industry
Margaret Mullane

Labour

£6,95624 Jun 2025Professional & consultancy — EDWARDSDUTHIESHAMASH.C
Dame Meg Hillier

Labour (Co-op)

£6,90014 Mar 2026Professional & consultancy — MP invoice
Jonathan Hinder

Labour

£6,66024 Jul 2025Professional & consultancy — LEGL HARRISON DRURY
Patrick Spencer

Conservative

£6,60019 Dec 2025Comms & Media — Filming, Video for December 2025
Dr Roz Savage

Liberal Democrat

£6,00017 Dec 2025Professional & consultancy — bought-in-service claim Flooding Invoice Number [***] Digital Citizen

Labour average — 2025-26

£18,102

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.

No registered financial interests found for this MP.

Matthew Pennycook expenses — common questions

How much did Matthew Pennycook claim in expenses in 2025-26?
Matthew Pennycook claimed £8,031 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Matthew Pennycook claim for?
In 2025-26, Matthew Pennycook's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£8,031). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Matthew Pennycook'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.