MP Expenses
Yvette Cooper
Current MP

Yvette CooperMP expenses

£19,618 IPSA expenses in 2015-16

Labour · Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

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

£2,432

Total claimed — selected period (2015-16)

£19,618

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Spend by category — 2015-16

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £178 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £85 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £123 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £90 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £59 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £77 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £57 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £51 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £50 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £114 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £157 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £162 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £116 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £41 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £50 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £158 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £107 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £29 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £86 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £71 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £75 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £468 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £49 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £124 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £35 for Utilities in 2022-23.

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Year-on-year trend

Yvette Cooper 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 Yvette Cooper, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£12,329Office Costs (£12,329)63View claims
2024-25£23,640Travel and Subsistence (£23,640)2View claims
2023-24£36,886Office Costs (£25,076)143View claims
2022-23£35,849Office Costs (£22,004)136View claims
2021-22£25,472Office Costs (£13,521)92View claims
2020-21£28,465Office Costs (£21,699)107View claims
2019-20£42,500Travel and Subsistence (£20,560)67View claims
2018-19£26,248Travel and Subsistence (£23,208)12View claims
2017-18£20,257Travel and Subsistence (£14,247)12View claims
2016-17£31,049Travel and Subsistence (£21,921)27View claims
2015-16£19,618Travel and Subsistence (£11,709)27View claims
2014-15£16,476Travel and Subsistence (£9,380)35View claims
2013-14£22,885Travel and Subsistence (£9,713)55View claims
2012-13£22,553Travel and Subsistence (£8,633)77View claims
2011-12£23,665Travel and Subsistence (£10,691)92View claims
2010-11£23,437Office Costs (£11,468)68View 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 CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£1332025-2618 Feb 2026PaidView source
Office CostsUtilities£1782025-2616 Feb 2026PaidElectricity — SUMUP CASTLEFORD HERView source
Office CostsCleaning services£1332025-2616 Feb 2026Paid[***][***][***]View source
Office CostsEquipment - hire£6002025-2611 Feb 2026PaidPrinter, photocopier & scanner — WWW.INVESTEC.CO.UKView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£562025-2611 Feb 2026PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4082025-2629 Jan 2026PaidCARTRIDGE SAVEView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2172025-2628 Jan 2026PaidCARTRIDGE SAVEView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2082025-2622 Jan 2026PaidWWW.DIGITECLTD.COMView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1052025-2621 Jan 2026PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsTV licence£1752025-269 Jan 2026PaidTVLICENSING.CO.UKView source
Office CostsUtilities£852025-267 Jan 2026PaidElectricity — SUMUP CASTLEFORD HERView source
Office CostsCleaning services£1332025-267 Jan 2026Paid[***][***][***]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1052025-2615 Dec 2025PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsCleaning services£1332025-263 Dec 2025Paid[***][***][***]View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£6602025-263 Dec 2025PaidCARTRIDGE SAVEView source
Office CostsUtilities£1232025-263 Dec 2025PaidElectricity — [***][***][***]View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£822025-263 Dec 2025PaidView source
Office CostsEquipment - hire£6602025-2617 Nov 2025PaidPrinter, photocopier & scanner — WWW.INVESTEC.CO.UKView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£622025-2617 Nov 2025PaidWWW.DIGITECLTD.COMView source
Office CostsCleaning services£1332025-2611 Nov 2025Paid[***][***][***]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1052025-2611 Nov 2025PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsUtilities£902025-2611 Nov 2025PaidElectricity — [***][***][***]View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£3692025-2613 Oct 2025PaidCARTRIDGE SAVEView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1052025-2610 Oct 2025PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsCleaning services£1332025-262 Oct 2025Paid[***][***][***]View source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Pooled Services in 2015-16. Browse all Pooled Services claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Ms Marie Rimmer

Labour

£4,80016 Mar 2016PRS — PRS subscription
Liz Kendall

Labour

£4,8008 Mar 2016March Claim A — Renewal of PRS
Emma Reynolds

Labour

£4,40020 Jan 2016Parliamentary Research Service — Parliamentary Research Subscription
Angela Rayner

Labour

£4,4003 Jun 2015PRS Pooled staffing resourse — PRS pooled staff
John Healey

Labour

£3,60025 Nov 2015PRS Pooled services — PRS Pooled Services 1 July 2015- 31 March 2016
Carolyn Harris

Labour

£1,6555 Oct 2015whiterock consulting — Support advisory service
Carolyn Harris

Labour

£1,5502 Nov 2015Whiterock Consulting — Support Advisory Services
Carolyn Harris

Labour

£1,5501 Oct 2015Whiterock Consulting — Support advisory service
Jo Stevens

Labour

£1,20027 Jan 2016Pooled research — Pooled research service Q4 2015-16
Rachel Reeves

Labour

£1,20027 Jan 2016PRS
Jonathan Reynolds

Labour (Co-op)

£1,20019 Jan 2016PRS.Q4.Jan — Q4.PRS
Jonathan Reynolds

Labour (Co-op)

£1,20016 Nov 2015Pooled. Nov. 15 — PRS. Inv.[***]

Labour average — 2015-16

£18,429

All-MP average — 2015-16

£17,321

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

1.1. Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments

  • Payment received on 28 April 2026 - £758.06

    £758
    Registered 14 May 2026View source
  • Payment received on 28 October 2025 - £643.01

    £643
    Registered 5 Nov 2025View source

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

  • Barbara Follett - £2,350.00

    £2,350
    Registered 21 Oct 2025View source

Yvette Cooper expenses — common questions

How much did Yvette Cooper claim in expenses in 2015-16?
Yvette Cooper claimed £19,618 in IPSA business costs in 2015-16. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Yvette Cooper claim for?
In 2015-16, Yvette Cooper's largest published IPSA category was Travel and Subsistence (£11,709). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Yvette Cooper'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.