MP Expenses
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Current MP

Ms Abena Oppong-AsareMP expenses

£37,079 IPSA expenses in 2025-26

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

£6,597

Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)

£37,079

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Spend by category — 2025-26

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
2026-27£2,332Office Costs (£2,332)15View claims
2025-26£37,079Staffing (£27,337)48View 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 CostsHospitality£942026-2715 May 2026PaidRefreshments for meetingView source
Office CostsCleaning services£502026-2730 Apr 2026PaidOffice cleanView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1032026-2730 Apr 2026PaidXMA May 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing-£3722026-2722 Apr 2026RepaidRepayment of 60364136:1View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1,0992026-2722 Apr 2026PaidPrintingView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£852026-2721 Apr 2026PaidXMA May 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1032026-2713 Apr 2026PaidXMA May 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1032026-2713 Apr 2026PaidXMA May 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1032026-2713 Apr 2026PaidXMA May 2026View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1412026-2710 Apr 2026PaidLandline & internet package — BT BillView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2042026-272 Apr 2026PaidXMA May 2026View source
Office CostsCleaning services£502026-2731 Mar 2026PaidOffice cleaningView source
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 CostsHospitality£622026-2723 Mar 2026PaidHospitalityView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£3722026-2718 Mar 2026PaidStationeryView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£3722025-2617 Mar 2026PaidVIKING [200013613-14832]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1372026-2710 Mar 2026PaidLandline & internet package — BT BillView 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
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Other MPs who claimed under “Bought-in services” in 2025-26. Browse all Bought-in services claims

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Sarah Edwards

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£20,00031 Mar 2026Professional & consultancy — Contract for services 2025-2026 [200013803-1]
Jessica Toale

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

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£10,50024 Mar 2026Professional & consultancy — Support with research for communications and messaging to constituents [200013634-213]
Louise Haigh

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£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
Tom Hayes

Labour

£7,20028 Apr 2026Professional & consultancy — External consultant brought in to design new work experience model for Bournemouth East, Strategic planning on coastal energy partnership, Grassroots Football stratergy & playground PIP investment [200013634-49]
Margaret Mullane

Labour

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

Labour (Co-op)

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

Labour average — 2025-26

£20,499

All-MP average — 2025-26

£20,191

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 2025-26?
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare claimed £37,079 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Ms Abena Oppong-Asare claim for?
In 2025-26, Ms Abena Oppong-Asare's largest published IPSA category was Staffing (£27,337). 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.