The Westminster lensArchive · §04 IPSA expenses · £276,467 across 189 claims · FY 24_25
IPSA expenses — Grant.
Every IPSA claim category for Helen Grant, plus the most-frequent cost types within each. Date range 31 Dec 2023 – 11 Apr 2025. Back to the MP page.
By category — total claimed.
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 1 | 220,576 | 79.8% |
| Office Costs | 144 | 31,420 | 11.4% |
| Accommodation | 36 | 19,005 | 6.9% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 3,098 | 1.1% |
| Miscellaneous | 2 | 2,369 | 0.9% |
| Total · 189 claims | 276,467 | 100% |
Top cost types within categories.
| Category | Cost type | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | Rent | 12 | 13,427 |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | 22 | 4,818 |
| Staffing | Pooled staffing services | 1 | 3,548 |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | 14 | 3,232 |
| Office Costs | Utilities | 17 | 2,858 |
| Accommodation | Utilities | 13 | 2,599 |
| Accommodation | Council tax | 1 | 2,388 |
| Miscellaneous | Removals | 2 | 2,369 |
| Office Costs | Pooled staffing services | 1 | 1,715 |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers | 16 | 1,328 |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | 17 | 1,152 |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | 13 | 872 |
All individual claims — 183 of 189 this parliament.
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs | XMA March 2025 | 820 |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs | XMA March 2025 | 820 |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs | XMA March 2025 | 820 |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs | XMA March 2025 | 668 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011725-10294] | 720 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -873 |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Paragon [***] [***] Advertising Surgeries - Advert Attached | 150 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Accommodation | — | 1,300 |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | RYMAN 1145 [200011725-6088] | 109 |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | AMAZON [***] [200011725-4144] | 42 |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Dual Fuel | 514 |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | 02 bill [***] | 56 |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Accommodation | Landline & internet package | 51 |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Maidstone B C inv [***] | 20 |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Google inv [***] - Jan 25 | 18 |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Google inv [***] | 18 |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Water | 8 |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Accommodation | Other fuel | 619 |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | D A Printers [***] [***] - Advertising Ward Surgery (Leaflet attached) | 112 |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Accommodation | Electricity | 101 |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Water | 36 |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Royal Mail inv [***] - Response plus service | 1 |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Accommodation | — | 1,300 |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 150 |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | CURRYS MAIDSTONE [200011725-152] | 24 |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Fire Risk Uk inv [***] - Annual fire risk maintenance | 329 |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Dual Fuel | 302 |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Fire Risk UK inv [***] - Emergency Light Inspection | 263 |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | 02 bill [***] | 56 |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Accommodation | Landline & internet package | 51 |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | — | 40 |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Maidstone B Council inv [***] - Fortnightly collection of commercial waste | 20 |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Water | 11 |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Accommodation | Other fuel | 368 |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Accommodation | Other fuel | 200 |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Accommodation | — | 1,300 |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | RYMAN 1145 | 26 |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Accommodation | Electricity | 221 |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Other office equipment | 30 |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Homeland - batteries needed for the controller of the constituency office boiler | 4 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | [***] [***] [***] invoice [***] | 285 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Dual Fuel | 238 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 162 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | 02 bill [***] | 60 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Accommodation | Landline & internet package | 51 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Accommodation | Landline & internet package | 51 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Water | 22 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Maidstone B C inv [***] - Collection of Commercial Waste | 20 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Google invoice [***] - Oct 24 | 18 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Google invoice [***] - Nov 24 | 18 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Google invoice [***] - Dec 24 | 18 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Royal Mail - Response survey postage | 2 |
| 24 Dec 2024 | Accommodation | — | 1,300 |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 22 |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Dual Fuel | 698 |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Zoom Pro Account inv [***] transaction [***] | 156 |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | 02 Bill [***] | 56 |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Accommodation | Electricity | 31 |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Maidstone B Council inv [***] - Commercial Waste collection | 20 |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Accommodation | — | 1,300 |
| 22 Nov 2024 | Accommodation | Electricity | 185 |
| 22 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | TV licence [***] - Constituency office | 170 |
| 22 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | 02 Bill [***] | 56 |
| 22 Nov 2024 | Accommodation | Landline & internet package | 51 |
| 22 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 37 |
| 22 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | M & S - Cleaning Products for Constituency Office | 35 |
| 22 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Ryman - Copier Paper | 24 |
| 22 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Ryman - Notebook and Printing Paper | 14 |
| 22 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Royal Mail [***] [***] - Response Plus Service | 1 |
| 15 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Banner December 2024 | 150 |
| 6 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Maidstone B Council inv [***] - Collection of Commercial Waste | 20 |
| 4 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | ROYAL BRITISH LEGION I | 66 |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Other office equipment | 348 |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 160 |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | D A Printer Inv [***] - leaflets promoting Aylesford South 7 Ditton Ward - Advert attached | 112 |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | 02 bill no. [***] | 58 |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Accommodation | Landline & internet package | 51 |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Google inv [***] | 18 |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Google inv [***] | 18 |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Google inv [***] | 18 |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Google inv [***] | 18 |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Google inv [***] | 18 |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Google inv [***] | 18 |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Royal Mail inv [***] - Response Plus Service | 2 |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Accommodation | Water | 1 |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Accommodation | — | 1,300 |
| 17 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | WH SMITH BLUEWATER | 180 |
| 9 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | GE Repayment for Rent | -528 |
| 8 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Repayment- Savers - Washroom soap for Constituency office-6025531:2 | 0 |
| 5 Oct 2024 | Accommodation | Other fuel | 620 |
| 4 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Mote Cricket Club invoice [***] (Advert attached) | 360 |
| 4 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Maidstone B Council inv [***] - Collection of confidential waste | 20 |
| 3 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | ABSOLUTE CREATIVE PRIN | -82 |
| 27 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Other office equipment | 350 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Accommodation | Electricity | 83 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Bluewater - Pen refills | 26 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Savers - Light bulbs for Constituency Office | 8 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Homeland - Cleaning Products for Constituency Office | 6 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Tesco - For Constituency office - Washing up liquid etc | 5 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Tesco - For Constituency office - Toilet Rolls | 3 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Tesco - For Constituency office, toilet rolls etc | 3 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Savers - Washroom soap for Constituency office | 2 |
| 24 Sept 2024 | Accommodation | — | 1,300 |
| 17 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Policy Research Unit (Conservative) | 1,715 |
| 11 Sept 2024 | Accommodation | Landline & internet package | 51 |
| 11 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Maidstone B Council inv [***] - Collection of Comercial Waste | 20 |
| 28 Aug 2024 | Accommodation | Landline | 132 |
| 28 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | 02 Bill [***] | 56 |
| 28 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | 02 Bill [***][***][***] | 56 |
| 28 Aug 2024 | Accommodation | Landline & internet package | 51 |
| 28 Aug 2024 | Accommodation | Landline & internet package | 51 |
| 28 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 39 |
| 28 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Royal Mail inv [***] - Survey response/ survey attached | 28 |
| 25 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | WH SMITH BLUEWATER | 26 |
| 22 Aug 2024 | Accommodation | — | 1,300 |
| 7 Aug 2024 | Accommodation | Electricity | 87 |
| 7 Aug 2024 | Accommodation | Electricity | 27 |
| 7 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Maidstone B Council inv [***] - Commercial Waste Disposal | 20 |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | ABSOLUTE CREATIVE PRIN | 215 |
| 25 Jul 2024 | Accommodation | Tonbridge & Malling B C - 2024/2025n Account [***] | 2,388 |
| 25 Jul 2024 | Accommodation | — | 1,300 |
| 25 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Royal Mail inv [***] - response plus | 278 |
| 25 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Royal Mail inv [***] - response plus | 191 |
| 25 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 160 |
| 25 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Dual Fuel | 158 |
| 25 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Royal Mail inv [***] - response plus | 74 |
| 25 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Royal Mail inv [***] - response plus | 67 |
| 25 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | 02 Bill [***] | 57 |
| 25 Jul 2024 | Accommodation | Electricity | 56 |
| 25 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Maidstone BC invoice [***] - Commercial waste removal | 20 |
| 12 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | ABSOLUTE CREATIVE PRIN | 110 |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Accommodation | — | 1,300 |
| 17 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | Dual Fuel | 185 |
| 17 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | Royal Mail invoice [***] - response plus service | 99 |
| 17 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | 02 bill [***] | 56 |
| 14 Jun 2024 | Miscellaneous | Bonner Inv [***] - Removal costs to Constituency home | 2,344 |
| 14 Jun 2024 | Miscellaneous | Fuel used in hired removal van removal van for move to constituency home | 25 |
| 11 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | Repayment- Duplicate claim-60234965:1 | 0 |
| 5 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | Bluetree inv [***] - Annual Website fee | 360 |
| 5 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 68 |
| 5 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | Royal Mail inv [***] - Response mail | 67 |
| 5 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | Maidstone BC inv [***] - Commercial Waste Collection | 20 |
| 4 Jun 2024 | Accommodation | — | 1,300 |
| 29 May 2024 | Office Costs | Royal Mail Invoice [***] Survey response | 72 |
| 29 May 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 34 |
| 28 May 2024 | Office Costs | POST OFFICE COUNTER | 189 |
| 23 May 2024 | Office Costs | DA Printers inv [***] Leaflets advertising of surgery Penenden Heath Ward (Advert attached) See added information | 209 |
| 16 May 2024 | Office Costs | KPM inv [***] - Print & Supply Freepost envelopes Crime & ASB Survey - copies attached | 425 |
| 16 May 2024 | Office Costs | KPM inv [***] - Print & Supply etc Freepost envelopes for Crime & ASB Survey - copies attached | 333 |
| 16 May 2024 | Office Costs | Dual Fuel | 221 |
| 16 May 2024 | Office Costs | Royal Mail inv [***] Response Plus Service re Survey | 157 |
| 16 May 2024 | Office Costs | Royal Mail inv [***] Response Plus Service re Survey | 75 |
| 16 May 2024 | Office Costs | 02 bill [***] | 56 |
| 16 May 2024 | Office Costs | John Lewis - Pens & Pencils | 26 |
| 16 May 2024 | Office Costs | Maidstone BC inv [***] - Fortnightly Collection of Commercial Waste | 20 |
| 16 May 2024 | Office Costs | W H Smith - Pens, batteries etc | 17 |
| 16 May 2024 | Office Costs | Poundland - Cleaning materials for Constituency Office | 12 |
| 16 May 2024 | Office Costs | Post Office - Postage stamps | 11 |
| 29 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | RYMAN 1145 | 60 |
| 24 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | D A Printers inv [***] - [***] Crime & ASB Survey (copies attached) | 1,149 |
| 24 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | D A Printers inv [***] - [***] Crime & ASB Survey (copy attached | 451 |
| 24 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | D A Printers inv [***] - [***] Leaflets advertising South Ward Surgeery (copy attached | 176 |
| 24 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | D A Printers inv [***] - [***] Leaflets advertising Allington Ward Surgery ( copy attached) | 143 |
| 24 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Royal Mail inv [***] Response Plus Licence Fee (required for survey response) | 120 |
| 24 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | — | 60 |
| 23 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | RYMAN | 34 |
| 23 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | WH SMITH KINGSTON U TH | 19 |
| 22 Apr 2024 | Staffing | Policy Research Unit (Conservative) | 3,548 |
| 18 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | — | 60 |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Dual Fuel | 267 |
| 3 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | — | 300 |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Maidstone B C inv [***] -Collection of Commercial Waste | 20 |
| 1 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 238 |
| 31 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Google inv [***] | 18 |
| 24 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | 02 bill number [***] | 54 |
| 20 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | 02 Bill [***] | 195 |
| 15 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | APPLE STORE R227 | 199 |
| 8 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Sundries | 55 |
| 29 Feb 2024 | Office Costs | Google inv [***] | 18 |
| 20 Feb 2024 | Office Costs | SHIPLY | 21 |
| 16 Feb 2024 | Office Costs | Other office equipment | 23 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | Office Costs | Google inv [***] | 18 |
| 31 Dec 2023 | Office Costs | Google inv [***] | 18 |
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.