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
£9,665
Total claimed — selected period (2026-27)
£4,733
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2026-27
Year-on-year trend
Sarah Russell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | £4,733 | Accommodation (£3,412) | 5 | View claims |
| 2025-26 | £19,529 | Office Costs (£12,720) | 54 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £25,323 | Travel and Subsistence (£25,323) | 2 | 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 | Software & applications | £459 | 2026-27 | 14 Apr 2026 | Paid | QUADIENT UK LTD | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £3,412 | 2026-27 | 10 Apr 2026 | Paid | LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMB | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £151 | 2025-26 | 9 Apr 2026 | Paid | REAL CLEAR [200013614-29] | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £151 | 2025-26 | 9 Apr 2026 | Paid | REAL CLEAR [200013614-27] | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £151 | 2025-26 | 9 Apr 2026 | Paid | REAL CLEAR [200013614-31] | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £151 | 2025-26 | 9 Apr 2026 | Paid | REAL CLEAR [200013614-30] | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £151 | 2025-26 | 9 Apr 2026 | Paid | REAL CLEAR [200013614-28] | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £151 | 2025-26 | 9 Apr 2026 | Paid | REAL CLEAR [200013614-24] | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £151 | 2025-26 | 9 Apr 2026 | Paid | REAL CLEAR [200013614-26] | View source |
| Office Costs | Training - MP | £151 | 2025-26 | 9 Apr 2026 | Paid | REAL CLEAR [200013614-25] | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £714 | 2025-26 | 30 Mar 2026 | Paid | TOTAL POLITICS [200013613-6168] | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £214 | 2025-26 | 30 Mar 2026 | Paid | Other office equipment — AMAZON [***] [200013613-6166] | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £112 | 2025-26 | 30 Mar 2026 | Paid | AMAZON [***] [200013613-6167] | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £147 | 2026-27 | 28 Mar 2026 | Paid | KAPWING PRO PLAN [200013613-7861] [200013615-217] | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £242 | 2026-27 | 28 Mar 2026 | Paid | SQSP [***] [200013613-7862] [200013615-218] | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £234 | 2025-26 | 25 Mar 2026 | Paid | Other office equipment — AMAZON [***] [200013613-11523] | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £337 | 2025-26 | 18 Mar 2026 | Paid | Other office equipment — AMAZON [***] [200013613-8424] | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £93 | 2025-26 | 17 Mar 2026 | Paid | [200013613-183] | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £378 | 2025-26 | 17 Mar 2026 | Paid | Office furniture — ORS-RECYCLE.CO.UK [200013613-180] | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £143 | 2025-26 | 17 Mar 2026 | Paid | Other office equipment — SHREDDINGMACHINES.COUK [200013613-181] | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £130 | 2025-26 | 17 Mar 2026 | Paid | [200013613-182] | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £900 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | REAL CLEAR [200013613-7232] | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £66 | 2025-26 | 13 Mar 2026 | Paid | [200013613-10565] | View source |
| Office Costs | TV licence | £175 | 2025-26 | 9 Mar 2026 | Paid | TVLICENSING.CO.UK [200013613-3372] | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £547 | 2025-26 | 4 Mar 2026 | Paid | Other office equipment — AMAZON [***] [200013613-3522] | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Council tax” in 2026-27. Browse all Council tax claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Waugh Labour (Co-op) | £8,496 | 8 Apr 2026 | HTTPS://WWW.ROCHDALE.G |
| Luke Akehurst Labour | £6,410 | 13 Mar 2026 | DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Natalie Fleet Labour | £6,138 | 1 Apr 2026 | Council Tax 26-27 London res |
| Dame Harriett Baldwin Conservative | £5,846 | 7 Apr 2026 | MALVERN HILLS DIST |
| Andrew Pakes Labour (Co-op) | £4,809 | 2 Mar 2026 | Council tax for 2026 |
| Juliet Campbell Labour | £4,593 | 8 Mar 2026 | council tax for 2026/2027 |
| Mrs Kemi Badenoch Conservative | £4,479 | 23 Apr 2026 | CounciIL Tax 2026 [***] [***] |
| Mr Douglas Alexander Labour (Co-op) | £4,412 | 18 May 2026 | Council tax April 2026 to March 2027 |
| Darren Jones Labour | £4,191 | 24 Apr 2026 | Council tax for London flat for 2026/27 |
| Alan Mak Conservative | £4,125 | 1 Apr 2026 | Council tax |
| Danny Kruger Reform UK | £4,110 | 1 Apr 2026 | Annual council tax for MP constituency accommodation |
| Jess Asato Labour | £3,785 | 9 Mar 2026 | Council tax 2627 |
Labour average — 2026-27
£2,879
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.
1. Employment and earnings
Consultant Solicitor - Fox Whitfield
Registered 2 Aug 2024View source
8. Miscellaneous
Member of the Executive Committee of the Fabian Society. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 31 Jul 2024View source
Sarah Russell expenses — common questions
- How much did Sarah Russell claim in expenses in 2026-27?
- Sarah Russell claimed £4,733 in IPSA business costs in 2026-27. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Sarah Russell claim for?
- In 2026-27, Sarah Russell's largest published IPSA category was Accommodation (£3,412). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Sarah Russell'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.