MP Expenses
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Current MP

Ms Abena Oppong-AsareMP expenses

£47,852 IPSA expenses in 2020-21

Labour · Erith and Thamesmead

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

£3,893

Total claimed — selected period (2020-21)

£47,852

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Spend by category — 2020-21

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £801 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.

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This MP claimed £1,182 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.

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This MP claimed £1,109 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.

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Year-on-year trend

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare 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 Ms Abena Oppong-Asare, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£36,707Staffing (£27,337)47View claims
2023-24£42,401Office Costs (£25,859)117View claims
2022-23£55,930Staffing (£32,149)107View claims
2021-22£57,878Office Costs (£38,495)85View claims
2020-21£47,852Office Costs (£26,653)75View claims
2019-20£18,712Staffing (£13,498)61View 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 CostsStationery & printing£2042025-2627 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2042025-2627 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£3322025-2627 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsCleaning services£502025-2628 Feb 2026PaidOffice cleaningView source
Office CostsTraining - staff£3752025-2617 Feb 2026PaidHIVE SUPPORT LTDView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1372025-265 Feb 2026PaidLandline & internet package — BT BillView source
StaffingBought-in services£2,5922025-2628 Jan 2026PaidAdministrative services — Senior Casework SupportView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1,4762025-2630 Dec 2025PaidELECTED TECHNOLOGIESView source
Office CostsTraining - staff£3002025-2630 Dec 2025PaidELECTED TECHNOLOGIESView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1372025-2610 Dec 2025PaidLandline & internet package — BT BillView source
StaffingBought-in services£2,5472025-2610 Dec 2025PaidAdministrative services — Senior Casework SupportView source
StaffingBought-in services£2,4842025-2624 Nov 2025PaidAdministrative services — Senior caseworker supportView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1372025-2611 Nov 2025PaidLandline & internet package — BT BillView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1202025-2623 Oct 2025PaidELECTED TECHNOLOGIESView source
Office CostsTraining - staff£2,1002025-2623 Oct 2025PaidELECTED TECHNOLOGIESView source
Office CostsHospitality£942025-2617 Oct 2025PaidHospitality for constituency meetingView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1372025-2610 Oct 2025PaidLandline & internet package — BT BillView source
StaffingBought-in services£2,2142025-267 Oct 2025PaidAdministrative services — Senior Casework SupportView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4082025-2629 Sept 2025PaidXMA October 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4082025-2629 Sept 2025PaidXMA October 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£3322025-2629 Sept 2025PaidXMA October 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4082025-2629 Sept 2025PaidXMA October 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£772025-2623 Sept 2025PaidVIKINGView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1372025-2610 Sept 2025PaidLandline & internet package — BT BillView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£682025-2610 Sept 2025PaidStationeryView source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Bought-in services” in 2020-21. Browse all Bought-in services claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£10,5009 Mar 2021Professional & consultancy — Professional services and consultancy
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£10,5008 Nov 2020Professional & consultancy — Cathod Du
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£10,5008 Nov 2020Professional & consultancy — Cathod Du
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£10,50024 Jun 2020Professional & consultancy — Cathod Du
Darren Jones

Labour

£8,07616 Mar 2021Professional & consultancy — Image and video content production for website refresh, explaining what an MP (and an MPs office) can and can't do to help constituents (including for constituents without english as a first language) and associated guidance on service levels.
Stephen Morgan

Labour

£7,86216 Jun 2020Professional & consultancy — Solicitors account for continued legal case
Liam Byrne

Labour

£7,3508 Nov 2020Professional & consultancy — Communicaions and media support
Wes Streeting

Labour

£6,30023 Mar 2021Professional & consultancy — Social media and communications consultancy [200005242]
Liam Byrne

Labour

£6,3009 Mar 2021Professional & consultancy — Communication support
Ian Byrne

Labour

£6,2504 Mar 2021Professional & consultancy — Vauxhall Law Centre
Ian Byrne

Labour

£6,2506 Nov 2020Professional & consultancy — Bought in legal advice services [200004525]
Sir Iain Duncan Smith

Conservative

£6,2378 Apr 2020Professional & consultancy — Production and distribution of Covid-19 information to constituents as approved by the Speaker

Labour average — 2020-21

£39,558

All-MP average — 2020-21

£38,889

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

£2,000

  • Oscar Mayer Limited - £2,000.00

    £2,000
    Registered 3 Jun 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

  • Oscar Mayer Limited - £2,000.00

    £2,000
    Registered 3 Jun 2025View source

8. Miscellaneous

  • A Patron of Erith Town Football Club: this is an unpaid role

    Registered 14 Aug 2024View source

  • A patron of Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice, London. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 1 Sept 2022View source

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare expenses — common questions

How much did Ms Abena Oppong-Asare claim in expenses in 2020-21?
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare claimed £47,852 in IPSA business costs in 2020-21. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Ms Abena Oppong-Asare claim for?
In 2020-21, Ms Abena Oppong-Asare's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£26,653). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Ms Abena Oppong-Asare'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.