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
£6,468
Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)
£35,876
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2025-26
Energy & utility comparison
This MP claimed £65 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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 £90 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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 £53 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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 £55 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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 £53 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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 £139 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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 £75 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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 £694 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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
Maya Ellis 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 | £35,876 | Staffing (£21,588) | 83 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £36,735 | Travel and Subsistence (£35,788) | 4 | 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 | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £72 | 2025-26 | 1 Apr 2026 | Paid | Internet — Broadband Apr-26 £72.00 Gross | View source |
| Office Costs | Service charge & ground Rent | £339 | 2025-26 | 1 Apr 2026 | Paid | Apr-26 Service Charge £282.71+VAT | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £220 | 2025-26 | 10 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £428 | 2025-26 | 5 Mar 2026 | Paid | Constituency Office Training – Time & Priority Management | View source |
| Office Costs | Insurance - contents | £127 | 2025-26 | 5 Mar 2026 | Paid | Contents Insurance [***] [***] Annual | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £428 | 2025-26 | 5 Mar 2026 | Paid | Constituency Office Training – Time & Priority Management | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £428 | 2025-26 | 5 Mar 2026 | Paid | Constituency Office Training – Time & Priority Management | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £428 | 2025-26 | 5 Mar 2026 | Paid | Constituency Office Training – Time & Priority Management | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £428 | 2025-26 | 5 Mar 2026 | Paid | Constituency Office Training – Time & Priority Management | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £428 | 2025-26 | 5 Mar 2026 | Paid | Constituency Office Training – Time & Priority Management | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £72 | 2025-26 | 1 Mar 2026 | Paid | Internet — Broadband Mar-26 £72.00 gross | View source |
| Office Costs | Service charge & ground Rent | £339 | 2025-26 | 1 Mar 2026 | Paid | Mar-26 Service Charge £282.71+VAT | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £71 | 2025-26 | 23 Feb 2026 | Paid | Landline — GRADWELL COMMS VIA PAR | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £65 | 2025-26 | 21 Feb 2026 | Paid | Electricity — Electricity [***] [***] Jan-26 | View source |
| Office Costs | Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | £371 | 2025-26 | 16 Feb 2026 | Paid | POSTROOM-ONLINE LTD | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £125 | 2025-26 | 2 Feb 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £72 | 2025-26 | 1 Feb 2026 | Paid | Internet — Broadband Jan-26 £72.00 gross | View source |
| Office Costs | Service charge & ground Rent | £339 | 2025-26 | 1 Feb 2026 | Paid | Feb-26 Service Charge £282.71+VAT | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £1,462 | 2025-26 | 22 Jan 2026 | Paid | Council Tax (Westminster Council) 12 months | View source |
| Office Costs | Subletting | -£407 | 2025-26 | 12 Jan 2026 | Repaid | Sublet Rent — Office Sublet Sep 2025 to Feb 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £75 | 2025-26 | 10 Jan 2026 | Paid | Landline — Gradwell Office Phones: 1 month from 10/1/26 | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £56 | 2025-26 | 8 Jan 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Accommodation | Utilities | £90 | 2025-26 | 2 Jan 2026 | Paid | Gas — Gas 2 Oct 25 - 2 Jan 26 (excl VAT) | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £72 | 2025-26 | 1 Jan 2026 | Paid | Internet — Broadband Jan-26 £72.00 gross | View source |
| Office Costs | Service charge & ground Rent | £339 | 2025-26 | 1 Jan 2026 | Paid | Jan-26 Service Charge £282.71+VAT | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Bought-in services” in 2025-26. Browse all Bought-in services claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Toale Labour | £12,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Professional & consultancy — Consultancy services - town centre citizen panel delivery |
| Louise Haigh Labour | £9,600 | 26 Mar 2026 | Professional & consultancy — Exit payment for early exit of the lease [200013271-1] |
| Jerome Mayhew Conservative | £9,250 | 23 Mar 2026 | Comms & Media — IPSA-approved constituency surveys |
| Colum Eastwood Social Democratic & Labour Party | £9,100 | 16 Oct 2025 | Professional & 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 | £9,100 | 18 Jul 2025 | Professional & 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 | £9,100 | 30 Apr 2025 | Professional & 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 | £8,000 | 18 Feb 2026 | Professional & consultancy — Research and Facilitation of Southport Music Industry |
| Margaret Mullane Labour | £6,956 | 24 Jun 2025 | Professional & consultancy — EDWARDSDUTHIESHAMASH.C |
| Dame Meg Hillier Labour (Co-op) | £6,900 | 14 Mar 2026 | Professional & consultancy — MP invoice |
| Jonathan Hinder Labour | £6,660 | 24 Jul 2025 | Professional & consultancy — LEGL HARRISON DRURY |
| Patrick Spencer Conservative | £6,600 | 19 Dec 2025 | Comms & Media — Filming, Video for December 2025 |
| Dr Roz Savage Liberal Democrat | £6,000 | 17 Dec 2025 | Professional & 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.
8. Miscellaneous
Treasurer - Labour Rural Research Group. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 27 Jan 2026View sourceParish councillor. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 2 Aug 2024View source
Maya Ellis expenses — common questions
- How much did Maya Ellis claim in expenses in 2025-26?
- Maya Ellis claimed £35,876 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Maya Ellis claim for?
- In 2025-26, Maya Ellis's largest published IPSA category was Staffing (£21,588). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Maya Ellis'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.