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
£155
Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)
£14,279
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2025-26
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | £14,279 | Office Costs (£10,140) | 33 | 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 | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £100 | 2025-26 | 30 Jan 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £55 | 2025-26 | 19 Jan 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £1,810 | 2025-26 | 11 Dec 2025 | Paid | L AND J PRINT LTD | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £56 | 2025-26 | 8 Dec 2025 | Paid | Other office equipment — AMAZON UK [***] | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £1,302 | 2025-26 | 3 Dec 2025 | Paid | LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMB | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £432 | 2025-26 | 3 Dec 2025 | Paid | LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMB | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £56 | 2025-26 | 3 Dec 2025 | Paid | Other office equipment — AMAZON UK [***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £56 | 2025-26 | 27 Nov 2025 | Paid | AMAZON UK [***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers | £4,129 | 2025-26 | 10 Nov 2025 | Paid | ROYAL MAIL DOOR TO DOO | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £229 | 2025-26 | 22 Oct 2025 | Paid | Banner November 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £229 | 2025-26 | 22 Oct 2025 | Paid | Banner November 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £229 | 2025-26 | 22 Oct 2025 | Paid | Banner November 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £186 | 2025-26 | 22 Oct 2025 | Paid | Banner November 2025 | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £244 | 2025-26 | 8 Sept 2025 | Paid | LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMB | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £244 | 2025-26 | 8 Sept 2025 | Paid | LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMB | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £244 | 2025-26 | 8 Sept 2025 | Paid | LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMB | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £108 | 2025-26 | 11 Aug 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £244 | 2025-26 | 5 Aug 2025 | Paid | LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMB | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £170 | 2025-26 | 22 Jul 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £50 | 2025-26 | 9 Jul 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £1,476 | 2025-26 | 3 Jul 2025 | Paid | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £244 | 2025-26 | 2 Jul 2025 | Paid | LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMB | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £242 | 2025-26 | 13 Jun 2025 | Paid | LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMB | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £246 | 2025-26 | 21 May 2025 | Paid | LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMB | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £429 | 2025-26 | 20 May 2025 | Paid | QUADIENT UK LTD | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Postage & couriers” in 2025-26. Browse all Postage & couriers claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Lam Conservative | £14,331 | 4 Nov 2025 | Postage for crime survey |
| Feryal Clark Labour | £5,760 | 9 Mar 2026 | Cost for delivery of 48,000 leaflets to each property |
| Alan Mak Conservative | £5,638 | 13 Aug 2025 | Postage - MP-Constituent Communication |
| Bradley Thomas Conservative | £4,730 | 8 Aug 2025 | Constituency update leaflet, 08.08.25 |
| Abtisam Mohamed Labour | £4,608 | 23 Oct 2025 | Advance Claim - Design Print Distribution Group - Big Conversation Leaflet Delivery |
| Harpreet Uppal Labour | £4,458 | 26 Jan 2026 | THE LABOUR PARTY |
| Helena Dollimore Labour (Co-op) | £4,381 | 12 Jan 2026 | Correspondence with constituents |
| Dame Meg Hillier Labour (Co-op) | £4,350 | 24 Mar 2026 | Stamps |
| John Lamont Conservative | £4,349 | 31 Jul 2025 | Parliamentry update newsletter - postage |
| Dr Simon Opher Labour | £4,162 | 19 Nov 2025 | SQ DEXTERITY MARKETIN |
| Shaun Davies Labour | £4,041 | 18 Sept 2025 | Annual Report |
| Yasmin Qureshi Labour | £4,000 | 3 Mar 2026 | Leaflet delivery - March 2026 - request for advance |
Labour average — 2025-26
£18,102
All-MP average — 2025-26
£18,166
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 2025-26?
- Sarah Russell claimed £14,279 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Sarah Russell claim for?
- In 2025-26, Sarah Russell's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£10,140). 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.