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
£4,742
Total claimed — selected period (2014-15)
£4,435
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2014-15
Year-on-year trend
Rushanara Ali 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 | £10,514 | Office Costs (£10,514) | 34 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £47,602 | Other Costs (£47,602) | 2 | View claims |
| 2023-24 | £45,922 | Office Costs (£30,781) | 104 | View claims |
| 2022-23 | £35,715 | Office Costs (£27,752) | 80 | View claims |
| 2021-22 | £13,681 | Office Costs (£11,272) | 72 | View claims |
| 2020-21 | £51,999 | Office Costs (£38,619) | 119 | View claims |
| 2019-20 | £38,715 | Office Costs (£26,497) | 77 | View claims |
| 2018-19 | £11,700 | Office Costs (£6,836) | 32 | View claims |
| 2017-18 | £16,129 | Office Costs (£8,089) | 22 | View claims |
| 2016-17 | £14,890 | Staffing (£9,522) | 29 | View claims |
| 2015-16 | £10,655 | Office Costs (£7,135) | 22 | View claims |
| 2014-15 | £4,435 | Office Costs (£4,435) | 20 | View claims |
| 2013-14 | £2,222 | Office Costs (£2,210) | 11 | View claims |
| 2012-13 | £12,730 | Office Costs (£7,606) | 44 | View claims |
| 2011-12 | £10,902 | Office Costs (£10,585) | 51 | View claims |
| 2010-11 | £10,425 | Office Costs (£9,845) | 18 | 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 | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £137 | 2025-26 | 9 Mar 2026 | Paid | EE iPhone and iPAD Bill | View source |
| Office Costs | Bought-in services | £3,960 | 2025-26 | 27 Feb 2026 | Paid | Comms & Media — Bought in Services January and February 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £124 | 2025-26 | 16 Feb 2026 | Paid | Internet — WAVENET | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £248 | 2025-26 | 21 Jan 2026 | Paid | Internet — WAVENET | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £137 | 2025-26 | 21 Jan 2026 | Paid | EE Bill December 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £137 | 2025-26 | 21 Jan 2026 | Paid | EE Bill January 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £784 | 2025-26 | 19 Dec 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £137 | 2025-26 | 5 Dec 2025 | Paid | EE Phone and iPad Bill | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase | £124 | 2025-26 | 27 Nov 2025 | Paid | Internet — WAVENET | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £152 | 2025-26 | 14 Nov 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £196 | 2025-26 | 5 Nov 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £137 | 2025-26 | 3 Nov 2025 | Paid | EE iPhone and iPad Bill | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £69 | 2025-26 | 1 Nov 2025 | Paid | INTUIT LTD MAILCHIMP | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £263 | 2025-26 | 24 Oct 2025 | Paid | ADOBE PREMIERE PRO | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £137 | 2025-26 | 17 Oct 2025 | Paid | iPhone and iPad Bill | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £124 | 2025-26 | 8 Oct 2025 | Paid | WAVENET | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £67 | 2025-26 | 1 Oct 2025 | Paid | INTUIT LTD MAILCHIMP | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £248 | 2025-26 | 17 Sept 2025 | Paid | WAVENET | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £136 | 2025-26 | 1 Sept 2025 | Paid | iPad and iPhone Monthly Bill | View source |
| Office Costs | Website hosting and design | £67 | 2025-26 | 1 Sept 2025 | Paid | INTUIT LTD MAILCHIMP | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £382 | 2025-26 | 28 Aug 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £136 | 2025-26 | 5 Aug 2025 | Paid | iPhone and iPad Bill | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £124 | 2025-26 | 5 Aug 2025 | Paid | WAVENET | View source |
| Office Costs | Website hosting and design | £69 | 2025-26 | 1 Aug 2025 | Paid | INTUIT LTD MAILCHIMP | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £136 | 2025-26 | 15 Jul 2025 | Paid | Ipad and Phone Bill June | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Const Office Tel. Usage/Rental” in 2014-15. Browse all Const Office Tel. Usage/Rental claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Jenrick Reform UK | £909 | 2 Mar 2015 | BT Bill — Bill for 01636 612837 |
| Mark Garnier Conservative | £725 | 14 Jul 2014 | July Visa Statement — BT PAY BY PHONE Telecommunication Service Including Local and Long Cr[***]8[***] |
| Martin Vickers Conservative | £649 | 1 Aug 2014 | BT — BT Telephone bill |
| Mr Gregory Campbell Democratic Unionist Party | £625 | 18 Feb 2015 | Limavady Office Phone Bills — Office Phone, Fax and Internet |
| Mike Kane Labour | £609 | 14 Aug 2014 | Payment card reconciliation — BT BILL PAYMENT 2 Telecommunication Equipment Including Telephone Sa |
| Yvette Cooper Labour | £584 | 27 Mar 2015 | office phones — BT BILL PAYMENT 1 Telecommunication Equipment Including Telephone Sa |
| Andy Slaughter Labour | £558 | 25 Mar 2015 | Constituency phone bills — phone bills 05/14-02/15 |
| Heidi Alexander Labour | £538 | 5 Aug 2014 | Phone Bill |
| Ms Stella Creasy Labour (Co-op) | £505 | 2 Dec 2014 | December credit card statemen — BT PAY BY PHONE Telecommunication Service Including Local and Long |
| Sir John Hayes Conservative | £502 | 21 Apr 2014 | office costs — BT |
| Sir John Hayes Conservative | £487 | 17 Oct 2014 | office costs — BT |
| Andy McDonald Labour | £466 | 8 Apr 2014 | Phone Bill-Constituency Office — BT Phone Bill for Constituency Office |
Labour average — 2014-15
£19,480
All-MP average — 2014-15
£18,851
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.
4. Visits outside the UK
International visit to Qatar between 05 December 2025 and 08 December 2025
£6,060Registered 18 Dec 2025View source
6. Land and property (within or outside the UK)
Residential in London
Registered 29 Apr 2021View sourceResidential in London
Registered 16 Sept 2014View source
8. Miscellaneous
A Governor (and a Member of the Council of Management until 27/09/24) of The Ditchley Foundation, an organisation that helps sustain peace, freedom and the rule of law; and works towards the renewal of democratic societies, states and alliances. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 6 Jul 2022View sourceA Trustee of the Sisters Trust, a registered charity that makes donations to organisations committed to challenging racial and sexual inequality. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 18 Jun 2020View source
Rushanara Ali expenses — common questions
- How much did Rushanara Ali claim in expenses in 2014-15?
- Rushanara Ali claimed £4,435 in IPSA business costs in 2014-15. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Rushanara Ali claim for?
- In 2014-15, Rushanara Ali's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£4,435). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Rushanara Ali'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.