MP Expenses
Matthew Pennycook
Current MP

Matthew PennycookMP expenses

£18,505 IPSA expenses in 2019-20

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 (2019-20)

£18,505

View full itemised claims below

Spend by category — 2019-20

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 2019-20. Browse all Bought-in services claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Stephen Morgan

Labour

£10,74014 Jan 2020Professional & consultancy — Legal representation for MP
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£10,50029 Jul 2019Professional & consultancy — Planning and delivery of project work relating to constituency issues in Parliament. Assisting member in preparations for Public Accounts Committee hearings and media arising out of evidence sessions and reports. Briefings and Media management/support
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£10,5009 May 2019Professional & consultancy — Planning and delivery of project work relating to Constituency. Preparation for Public Accounts Committee hearings and media arising out of PAC evidence sessions. Preparation of briefings, online content, articles and speeches. Managing Media requests.
Rushanara Ali

Labour

£7,92011 Mar 2020Professional & consultancy — Advance payment
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£7,00016 Oct 2019Professional & consultancy — Cathod Du
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£7,00027 Mar 2020Professional & consultancy — Cathod Du
Peter Dowd

Labour

£6,0002 Mar 2020Professional & consultancy — Public spending research and report and impact on Bootle
Peter Dowd

Labour

£6,00028 Feb 2020Professional & consultancy — research and report on Brexit and Bootle and wider locality
Peter Dowd

Labour

£6,00019 Feb 2020Professional & consultancy — Constiuency profile and database
Alicia Kearns

Conservative

£5,70017 Feb 2020Professional & consultancy — HIVE SUPPORT LTD
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

Labour

£5,59826 Mar 2020Professional & consultancy — 22 days office support - recruitment and interviews of staff, casework support, website development, communications and policy assistance, staff training
Darren Jones

Labour

£5,50031 Mar 2020Professional & consultancy — 2018/19 BUDGET: Survey of constituents about constituency service delivery and constituent priorities. 1/2 invoices due to COVID lock-down preventing field work.

Labour average — 2019-20

£39,827

All-MP average — 2019-20

£38,507

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 2019-20?
Matthew Pennycook claimed £18,505 in IPSA business costs in 2019-20. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Matthew Pennycook claim for?
In 2019-20, Matthew Pennycook's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£18,505). 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.