MP Expenses
Matthew Pennycook
Current MP

Matthew PennycookMP expenses

£12,406 IPSA expenses in 2018-19

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 (2018-19)

£12,406

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Spend by category — 2018-19

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 “Professional Services” in 2018-19. Browse all Professional Services claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Sir James Cleverly

Conservative

£4,52012 Jul 2018Professional Services — 1 May - 30 June 2018
Sir James Cleverly

Conservative

£4,2507 Jan 2019Professional Services — 1 October-31 December 2018
Sir James Cleverly

Conservative

£3,8423 Nov 2018Professional Services — 1 September-31 October 2018
Sir James Cleverly

Conservative

£3,8403 May 2018Professional Services — 1 March - 30 April 2018
Ms Marie Rimmer

Labour

£3,71419 Sept 2018HR services
Karin Smyth

Labour

£3,60014 Mar 2019PRS membership 2019-20
Ms Marie Rimmer

Labour

£3,60027 Feb 2019Parliamentary Research Service — Policy Research Service
Maria Eagle

Labour

£3,35027 Feb 2019Office Costs Feb 2019 — Comms/Digital Audit,Strategy and staff training
George Freeman

Conservative

£3,00017 Dec 2018Westminster Digital — INV-[***]
George Freeman

Conservative

£3,00013 Jul 2018Westminster Digital Ltd — [***]
Brendan O'Hara

Scottish National Party

£2,68025 Jan 2019Pooled contribution - 2018/1 — SNP Pooled contribution for 2018/19
Ms Diane Abbott

Labour

£2,52824 May 2018Fees for research — Fees due for research, stakeholder engagement, writing and event management

Labour average — 2018-19

£17,651

All-MP average — 2018-19

£18,163

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 2018-19?
Matthew Pennycook claimed £12,406 in IPSA business costs in 2018-19. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Matthew Pennycook claim for?
In 2018-19, Matthew Pennycook's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£12,406). 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.