MP Expenses
Rushanara Ali
Current MP

Rushanara AliMP expenses

£11,700 IPSA expenses in 2018-19

Labour · Bethnal Green and Stepney

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 (2018-19)

£11,700

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Spend by category — 2018-19

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.

Published IPSA expenses for Rushanara Ali, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£10,514Office Costs (£10,514)34View claims
2024-25£47,602Other Costs (£47,602)2View claims
2023-24£45,922Office Costs (£30,781)104View claims
2022-23£35,715Office Costs (£27,752)80View claims
2021-22£13,681Office Costs (£11,272)72View claims
2020-21£51,999Office Costs (£38,619)119View claims
2019-20£38,715Office Costs (£26,497)77View claims
2018-19£11,700Office Costs (£6,836)32View claims
2017-18£16,129Office Costs (£8,089)22View claims
2016-17£14,890Staffing (£9,522)29View claims
2015-16£10,655Office Costs (£7,135)22View claims
2014-15£4,435Office Costs (£4,435)20View claims
2013-14£2,222Office Costs (£2,210)11View claims
2012-13£12,730Office Costs (£7,606)44View claims
2011-12£10,902Office Costs (£10,585)51View claims
2010-11£10,425Office Costs (£9,845)18View 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 CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£1372025-269 Mar 2026PaidEE iPhone and iPAD BillView source
Office CostsBought-in services£3,9602025-2627 Feb 2026PaidComms & Media — Bought in Services January and February 2026View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1242025-2616 Feb 2026PaidInternet — WAVENETView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£2482025-2621 Jan 2026PaidInternet — WAVENETView source
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£1372025-2621 Jan 2026PaidEE Bill December 2025View source
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£1372025-2621 Jan 2026PaidEE Bill January 2026View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£7842025-2619 Dec 2025Paid—View source
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£1372025-265 Dec 2025PaidEE Phone and iPad BillView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase£1242025-2627 Nov 2025PaidInternet — WAVENETView source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£1522025-2614 Nov 2025Paid—View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£1962025-265 Nov 2025Paid—View source
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£1372025-263 Nov 2025PaidEE iPhone and iPad BillView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£692025-261 Nov 2025PaidINTUIT LTD MAILCHIMPView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£2632025-2624 Oct 2025PaidADOBE PREMIERE PROView source
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£1372025-2617 Oct 2025PaidiPhone and iPad BillView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1242025-268 Oct 2025PaidWAVENETView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£672025-261 Oct 2025PaidINTUIT LTD MAILCHIMPView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£2482025-2617 Sept 2025PaidWAVENETView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1362025-261 Sept 2025PaidiPad and iPhone Monthly BillView source
Office CostsWebsite hosting and design£672025-261 Sept 2025PaidINTUIT LTD MAILCHIMPView source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£3822025-2628 Aug 2025Paid—View source
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£1362025-265 Aug 2025PaidiPhone and iPad BillView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1242025-265 Aug 2025PaidWAVENETView source
Office CostsWebsite hosting and design£692025-261 Aug 2025PaidINTUIT LTD MAILCHIMPView source
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£1362025-2615 Jul 2025PaidIpad and Phone Bill JuneView source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Professional Services (Staff.)” in 2018-19. Browse all Professional Services (Staff.) claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£10,50021 Jan 2019Cathod Du Consultancy — Planning and delivery of project work relating to Constituency. Preparation for PAC hearings and media arising out of PAC evidence sessions. Preparation of briefings, online content, articles and speeches. Managing media requests.
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£10,5008 Oct 2018Cathod Du Consultancy — Planning and delivery of project work relating to Constituency. Preparation for Public Accounts Committee hearings and media arising out of PAC evidence sessions. Preparation of briefings, online content, articles and speeches. Managing media requests.
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£10,50021 Aug 2018Cathod Du Consultancy — Planning and delivery of project work relating to Constituency. Preparation for Public Accounts Committee hearings and media arising out of PAC evidence sessions. Preparation of briefings, online content, articles and speeches. Managing Media requests.
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£7,00026 Jun 2018Cathod Du Consultancy — Planning and delivery of project work relating to Constituency. Preparation for Public Accounts Committee hearings and media arising out of PAC evidence sessions. Preparation of briefings, online content, articles and speeches. Managing media requests
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£6,1202 Oct 2018Back Office Management — Office management in Constituency. Implementation and Maintenance of casework systems. Community event management. Office systems. Preparation and management of data.
Ms Marie Rimmer

Labour

£5,98231 Oct 2018HR service 31st Oct — HR support
Darren Jones

Labour

£5,94012 Mar 2019Delta Poll Researcher — Delta Poll - Constituency Office Feedback Research
Neil Coyle

Labour

£4,80020 Nov 2018PRS membership
Chris Elmore

Labour

£4,6504 Feb 2019Consultancy work — Consultancy work to support Parliamentary work
Emma Hardy

Labour

£4,50014 Mar 2019Back Office Management Costs — Back Office Management Support
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£4,08026 May 2018Back Office Management — Office management in constituency. Implementation and Maintenance of casework systems. Community event management. Office systems. Preparation and management of data.
Gill Furniss

Labour

£3,79531 Mar 2019Staffing Claim — HR Consultancy

Labour average — 2018-19

£17,651

All-MP average — 2018-19

£18,163

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

    £6,060
    Registered 18 Dec 2025View source

6. Land and property (within or outside the UK)

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 source

  • A 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 2018-19?
Rushanara Ali claimed £11,700 in IPSA business costs in 2018-19. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Rushanara Ali claim for?
In 2018-19, Rushanara Ali's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£6,836). 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.