MP Expenses
Rachel Blake
Current MP

Rachel BlakeMP expenses

£20,365 IPSA expenses in 2025-26

Labour (Co-op) · Cities of London and Westminster

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

£11,481

Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)

£20,365

View full itemised claims below

Spend by category — 2025-26

Year-on-year trend

Rachel Blake 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 Rachel Blake, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2026-27£3,083Office Costs (£3,083)2View claims
2025-26£20,365Office Costs (£20,365)46View 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 CostsBought-in services£2,7802026-271 May 2026PaidComms & Media — DB invoice April - Comms and Policy supportView source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£1952025-2610 Apr 2026Paid—View source
Office CostsBought-in services£3,0032025-2631 Mar 2026PaidComms & Media — Comms, events and policy support - additional days to cover capacity requirements [200013630-71]View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£2002025-2624 Mar 2026Paid[200013630-70]View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£902025-2610 Mar 2026Paid[200013613-3674]View source
Office CostsBought-in services£1402025-265 Mar 2026PaidAdministrative services — Speciality HR support provided on advice from Members Services [200013630-69]View source
Office CostsBought-in services£9522025-261 Mar 2026PaidComms & Media — DB invoice - comms support Feb 26View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4582025-2625 Feb 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£962025-2625 Feb 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4582025-2625 Feb 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4582025-2625 Feb 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£7452025-2625 Feb 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£1202025-2616 Feb 2026Paid[200013624-837]View source
Office CostsBought-in services£9662025-262 Feb 2026PaidComms & Media — DB invoice for Comms and Events support for JanuaryView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2292025-2626 Jan 2026PaidBanner February 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2292025-2626 Jan 2026PaidBanner February 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2292025-2626 Jan 2026PaidBanner February 2026View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£1352025-2613 Jan 2026Paid—View source
Office CostsBought-in services£1,4522025-2622 Dec 2025PaidComms & Media — DB Comms and events support DecView source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£1922025-263 Dec 2025Paid—View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£582025-263 Dec 2025Paid1 screen to aid working from homeView source
Office CostsBought-in services£9452025-262 Dec 2025PaidComms & Media — DB Invoice NovemberView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1862025-261 Dec 2025PaidBanner January 2026View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£1502025-2627 Nov 2025Paid—View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£1802025-2618 Nov 2025Paid—View source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Bought-in services” in 2025-26. Browse all Bought-in services claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Sarah Edwards

Labour

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

Labour

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

Social Democratic & Labour Party

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

Labour

£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 (Co-op) average — 2025-26

£19,787

All-MP average — 2025-26

£20,191

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

  • Board Member of Radix Big Tent. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 29 Apr 2026View source

Rachel Blake expenses — common questions

How much did Rachel Blake claim in expenses in 2025-26?
Rachel Blake claimed £20,365 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Rachel Blake claim for?
In 2025-26, Rachel Blake's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£20,365). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Rachel Blake'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.