MP Expenses
Rachel Blake
Current MP

Rachel BlakeMP expenses

£3,083 IPSA expenses in 2026-27

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 (2026-27)

£3,083

View full itemised claims below

Spend by category — 2026-27

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.

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 2026-27. Browse all Bought-in services claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Kate Osborne

Labour

£5,40031 Mar 2026Professional & consultancy — Advisory and Consultancy Services work for Kate Osborne MP - Parliamentary work including press, research, and Social Media work.
Tulip Siddiq

Labour

£5,28018 May 2026Comms & Media — Constituency media support
Ms Julie Minns

Labour

£5,2615 May 2026Comms & Media — Communications support
Emily Darlington

Labour

£4,90013 Mar 2026Comms & Media — Comms support
Claire Hanna

Social Democratic & Labour Party

£4,50024 Mar 2026Professional & consultancy — Support with research for communications and messaging to constituents [200013609-429]
Ian Lavery

Labour

£4,32031 Mar 2026Comms & Media — Managing social media and developing comms
Patrick Hurley

Labour

£4,00015 Mar 2026Comms & Media — Video content for March, working alongside Comms Assistant to provide training and support
Tristan Osborne

Labour

£3,33811 May 2026Professional & consultancy — Support with HR appeal process
Liam Byrne

Labour

£3,08328 Apr 2026Administrative services — Sarina Invoice - Community Engagement - April
Sarah Bool

Conservative

£3,00028 Apr 2026Comms & Media — Barnett Creative
Leigh Ingham

Labour

£3,00026 Feb 2026Professional & consultancy — Supporting the office of Leigh Ingham MP to plan a politics summer school for young people aged 16-18 in the Staffordshire constituency. Includes all aspects of project management, including planning delivery schedules, developing activities and resources [200013755-1]
Sarah Pochin

Reform UK

£2,7002 Apr 2026Professional & consultancy — Bought-in services

Labour (Co-op) average — 2026-27

£2,787

All-MP average — 2026-27

£3,007

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 2026-27?
Rachel Blake claimed £3,083 in IPSA business costs in 2026-27. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Rachel Blake claim for?
In 2026-27, Rachel Blake's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£3,083). 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.