The Westminster lensArchive · §04 IPSA expenses · £157,205 across 100 claims · FY 24_25
IPSA expenses — Mathew.
Every IPSA claim category for Brian Mathew, plus the most-frequent cost types within each. Date range 7 Aug 2024 – 20 May 2025. Back to the MP page.
By category — total claimed.
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 1 | 114,353 | 72.7% |
| Office Costs | 76 | 19,545 | 12.4% |
| Accommodation | 9 | 16,040 | 10.2% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 3,702 | 2.4% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 3,566 | 2.3% |
| Total · 100 claims | 157,205 | 100% |
Top cost types within categories.
| Category | Cost type | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | Rent | 9 | 16,040 |
| Office Costs | Rent | 10 | 11,574 |
| Staffing | Pooled staffing services | 1 | 2,450 |
| Office Costs | Pooled staffing services | 1 | 2,450 |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | 2 | 2,040 |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | 32 | 1,310 |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | 6 | 915 |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 15 | 652 |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | 4 | 402 |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | 4 | 194 |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | 1 | 5 |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers | 1 | 2 |
All individual claims — 86 of 100 this parliament.
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2025 | Office Costs | [***] 60279134:1 is a duplicate of 60278064:1 | 0 |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Accommodation | — | 2,440 |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Office Costs | — | 1,800 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,800 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -2,440 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 150 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Subscription to Canva online design software | 100 |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | — | 50 |
| 8 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | — | 30 |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Accommodation | — | 2,440 |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | — | 1,800 |
| 1 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | — | 90 |
| 1 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | WILTSHIRE PUBLICATIONS | 89 |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Office furniture | 110 |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | highlighters for constituency office | 5 |
| 9 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | A6 notebooks | 78 |
| 9 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | jotters | 13 |
| 9 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Jotters for constituency office | 11 |
| 8 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | pens, desk pad planners, A4 notebooks for constituency office | 112 |
| 8 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | printer paper | 69 |
| 8 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | — | 50 |
| 8 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | A5 journal notes | 43 |
| 8 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | A4 notebooks | 43 |
| 8 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | laptop stand | 20 |
| 8 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Scissors | 9 |
| 8 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Staples | 5 |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 170 |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Accommodation | — | 2,440 |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | — | 1,800 |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Landline | 57 |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | — | 15 |
| 2 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | WILTSHIRE PUBLICATIONS | 134 |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Other office equipment | 34 |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Notepads for MP´s use | 23 |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Other office equipment | 22 |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Other office equipment | 18 |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Banner February 2025 | 4 |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | WILTSHIRE PUBLICATIONS | 89 |
| 18 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | — | 50 |
| 18 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | — | 50 |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Banner February 2025 | 182 |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Banner February 2025 | 8 |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Banner February 2025 | 1 |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Banner February 2025 | 0 |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Banner February 2025 | 0 |
| 9 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Stamp to post letter to school in constituency | 2 |
| 6 Jan 2025 | Accommodation | — | 2,440 |
| 6 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | — | 1,800 |
| 2 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Landline | 48 |
| 30 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | WILTSHIRE PUBLICATIONS | 89 |
| 26 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | — | 1,800 |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | [***] | 774 |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Pens for use by staff in constituency office | 24 |
| 13 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | — | 25 |
| 6 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | printer paper | 44 |
| 6 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | shredder | 34 |
| 6 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Bookends | 10 |
| 6 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | notebooks | 8 |
| 6 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | stapler and staples | 7 |
| 6 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | post it notes | 6 |
| 6 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | paperclips | 4 |
| 6 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | elastic bands | 2 |
| 3 Dec 2024 | Accommodation | — | 2,440 |
| 2 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Landline | 57 |
| 30 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | — | 46 |
| 25 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | use of wifi for work while overnight at hotel | 5 |
| 5 Nov 2024 | Accommodation | — | 2,440 |
| 5 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | — | 1,200 |
| 1 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Sundries | 149 |
| 1 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Landline | 31 |
| 1 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | — | 25 |
| 24 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | security film for constituency office windows | 37 |
| 12 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | — | 40 |
| 9 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | — | 100 |
| 4 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | — | 32 |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Accommodation | — | 2,440 |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | — | 1,200 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | note books, whiteboard pens and wipes, folders, pens, wall planner | 87 |
| 5 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | [***] - rent due for September 2024 - | 1,200 |
| 4 Sept 2024 | Accommodation | [***] - rent for 7-31 July 2024 and September 2024 - | 1,400 |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | — | 50 |
| 22 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Other office equipment | 583 |
| 16 Aug 2024 | Staffing | Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) | 2,450 |
| 16 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) | 2,450 |
| 7 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | 1,440 |
| 7 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | 600 |
Sources
SourceIPSA · Individual MP claims published quarterly
MethodEach claim is a line in the public CSV. Categories follow the IPSA scheme.
CaveatTotal paid is net of repayments and rejections. Some claims span multiple cost types.