MP Expenses
Ruth Jones
Current MP

Ruth JonesMP expenses

£44,495 IPSA expenses in 2020-21

Labour · Newport West and Islwyn

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

£5,235

Total claimed — selected period (2020-21)

£44,495

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Spend by category — 2020-21

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £462 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £81 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £419 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £405 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £132 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £337 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £276 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £69 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £147 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £55 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £184 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £185 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £92 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £189 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £92 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £522 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £92 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £126 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £126 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £126 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £841 for Utilities in 2022-23.

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This MP claimed £368 for Utilities in 2022-23.

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This MP claimed £87 for Utilities in 2022-23.

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This MP claimed £68 for Utilities in 2019-20.

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This MP claimed £62 for Utilities in 2019-20.

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Year-on-year trend

Ruth Jones 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 Ruth Jones, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£18,670Office Costs (£16,875)59View claims
2024-25£14,698Travel and Subsistence (£13,548)4View claims
2023-24£56,720Office Costs (£27,384)126View claims
2022-23£56,100Accommodation (£26,353)105View claims
2021-22£32,780Accommodation (£19,732)67View claims
2020-21£44,495Office Costs (£24,708)93View claims
2019-20£53,325Accommodation (£24,193)145View 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 CostsEquipment - purchase£2752025-2613 Mar 2026PaidOffice furniture — Banner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2042025-2611 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2042025-265 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1662025-265 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2042025-265 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsUtilities£4622025-2627 Feb 2026PaidElectricity — EDF UK CARD PAYMENTSView source
AccommodationUtilities£812025-2619 Jan 2026PaidElectricity — E-On Electricity Bill (50%)View source
Office CostsBusiness rates£2,0882025-2613 Jan 2026PaidCCBC - ONLINE PAYMENTView source
Office CostsWebsite hosting and design£2502025-2612 Jan 2026PaidTHE LABOUR PARTYView source
Office CostsBusiness rates£6962025-269 Jan 2026PaidCCBC - ONLINE PAYMENTView source
Office CostsUtilities£4192025-269 Jan 2026PaidElectricity — EDF UK CARD PAYMENTSView source
AccommodationLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£552025-269 Jan 2026PaidInternet — Plusnet for [***] [***] [***] - January 2026View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1322025-266 Jan 2026PaidLandline — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsUtilities£4052025-2618 Dec 2025PaidElectricity — EDF UK CARD PAYMENTSView source
Office CostsEquipment - hire£4852025-269 Dec 2025PaidOther office equipment — QUADIENT FINANCE UK LIView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1322025-268 Dec 2025PaidLandline — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
AccommodationUtilities£1322025-2614 Nov 2025PaidElectricity — E-On 50% Re-ClaimView source
Office CostsBusiness rates£6962025-2614 Nov 2025PaidCCBC - ONLINE PAYMENTView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1322025-267 Nov 2025PaidLandline — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsUtilities£3372025-265 Nov 2025PaidElectricity — EDF UK CARD PAYMENTSView source
AccommodationLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£552025-263 Nov 2025PaidInternet — Internet for London FlatView source
Office CostsInsurance - contents£1552025-2621 Oct 2025PaidHISCOXMEView source
Office CostsBusiness rates£6962025-2620 Oct 2025PaidCCBC - ONLINE PAYMENTView source
Office CostsEquipment - hire£4852025-2620 Oct 2025PaidOther office equipment — QUADIENT FINANCE UK LIView source
Office CostsMaintenance, Redecorations & Repairs£662025-269 Oct 2025PaidAMZNMKTPLACE [***]View source
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£15,6008 Sept 2020
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£10,5606 Oct 2020
Grahame Morris

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£9,0001 Aug 2020
Alicia Kearns

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£7,99723 Apr 2020Ongoing monthly rent claim for constituency office -YE
Emma Lewell

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£7,98924 Jun 2024[***] Rent Monies [***] [200010289-1]
Peter Kyle

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£7,00026 Sept 2020quarterly rent for constituency office
Peter Kyle

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£7,00029 Jun 2020quarterly rent for constituency office
Jonathan Reynolds

Labour (Co-op)

£6,40527 Nov 2020Annual rent for the Constituency Office in Hyde Town Hall for the period 6.5.20 to 5.5.21
Alex Davies-Jones

Labour

£6,00016 Mar 2021
Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat

£6,0002 Mar 2021Rent invoice for constituency office for 1 Apr 2020 to 31 Mar 2021
Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Labour

£5,1006 Jan 2021
Wes Streeting

Labour

£5,0506 Jan 2021

Labour average — 2020-21

£39,558

All-MP average — 2020-21

£38,889

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

£1,660

  • Labour Animal Welfare Society - £1,660.08

    £1,660
    Registered 20 Oct 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

  • Labour Animal Welfare Society - £1,660.08

    £1,660
    Registered 20 Oct 2025View source

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

  • Channel 4 Television Company Limited - £468.00

    £468
    Registered 28 Oct 2025View source

8. Miscellaneous

  • I am a patron of Edengate, a charity based in Newport that works with homeless people. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 8 May 2025View source
  • I am a trustee of the Parliamentary Christian Trust. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 8 May 2025View source

Ruth Jones expenses — common questions

How much did Ruth Jones claim in expenses in 2020-21?
Ruth Jones claimed £44,495 in IPSA business costs in 2020-21. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Ruth Jones claim for?
In 2020-21, Ruth Jones's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£24,708). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Ruth Jones'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.