The Westminster lensArchive · §04 IPSA expenses · £255,824 across 96 claims · FY 24_25
IPSA expenses — Blackford.
Every IPSA claim category for Ian Blackford, plus the most-frequent cost types within each. Date range 28 Feb 2024 – 31 Mar 2025. Back to the MP page.
By category — total claimed.
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 2 | 108,844 | 42.5% |
| Miscellaneous | 7 | 91,097 | 35.6% |
| Office Costs | 53 | 26,914 | 10.5% |
| Accommodation | 4 | 17,294 | 6.8% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 7,583 | 3.0% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 2,894 | 1.1% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 1,199 | 0.5% |
| Total · 96 claims | 255,824 | 100% |
Top cost types within categories.
| Category | Cost type | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous | Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | 1 | 15,000 |
| Office Costs | Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | 8 | 8,285 |
| Accommodation | Utilities | 2 | 4,912 |
| Office Costs | Utilities | 14 | 4,287 |
| Staffing | Pooled staffing services | 2 | 2,298 |
| Office Costs | Training - MP | 1 | 1,920 |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | 3 | 1,798 |
| Accommodation | Council tax | 2 | 1,175 |
| Office Costs | Business rates | 9 | 1,034 |
| Miscellaneous | Cleaning services | 1 | 696 |
| Office Costs | Insurance - contents | 1 | 519 |
| Miscellaneous | Removals | 5 | 452 |
All individual claims — 66 of 96 this parliament.
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | Miscellaneous | ACC removal cost deducted from deposit | 234 |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Accommodation | Council tax 60241626:4 partial refund | 0 |
| 3 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Electricity | 172 |
| 23 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 272 |
| 21 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Late receipt of non domestic rates relating to my constituency office | 112 |
| 31 Oct 2024 | Miscellaneous | Dilapidations for the Dingwall office | 15,000 |
| 31 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Dilapidations for Dingwall office | 7,500 |
| 17 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 95 |
| 24 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | hire of mobile platform | 193 |
| 24 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | decorating products | 168 |
| 24 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | courier service to send back pre paid envelopes | 128 |
| 24 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | fire door ironmongery | 115 |
| 24 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | wood and insulation | 68 |
| 24 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | various cleaning products | 48 |
| 24 Sept 2024 | Miscellaneous | boxes | 45 |
| 24 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Paint for office | 40 |
| 24 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | carpet shampoo | 9 |
| 24 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | starter motor for light | 1 |
| 20 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 544 |
| 18 Sept 2024 | Miscellaneous | end of lease cleaning for London Flat | 696 |
| 10 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Job Preperation | 1,920 |
| 6 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | business rates for Dingwall office | 120 |
| 21 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Landline | 818 |
| 21 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 198 |
| 21 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | HIGHLAND COUNCIL | 120 |
| 15 Aug 2024 | Miscellaneous | AMAZON [***] | 46 |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Staffing | SNP Subscription Refund 2425 | -6,602 |
| 24 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | removal of sign from office | 200 |
| 9 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | letter to end lease of office sent by recorded delivery | 3 |
| 8 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | HIGHLAND COUNCIL | 120 |
| 3 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | HIGHLAND COUNCIL | 82 |
| 19 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 52 |
| 17 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | 360 |
| 14 Jun 2024 | Accommodation | Dual Fuel | 614 |
| 12 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 1,021 |
| 7 Jun 2024 | Miscellaneous | TFL BUSINESS BOPS WEB | 18 |
| 27 May 2024 | Office Costs | HIGHLAND COUNCIL | 120 |
| 27 May 2024 | Office Costs | HIGHLAND COUNCIL | 120 |
| 27 May 2024 | Miscellaneous | ARNOLD CLARK | 110 |
| 16 May 2024 | Office Costs | content insurance for office | 519 |
| 16 May 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 54 |
| 8 May 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 707 |
| 7 May 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 164 |
| 7 May 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 92 |
| 7 May 2024 | Office Costs | Banner June 2024 | 32 |
| 7 May 2024 | Office Costs | Banner June 2024 | 32 |
| 7 May 2024 | Office Costs | Banner June 2024 | 21 |
| 7 May 2024 | Office Costs | Banner June 2024 | 18 |
| 7 May 2024 | Office Costs | Banner June 2024 | 18 |
| 2 May 2024 | Staffing | Scottish National Party Research Team (SNP) | 8,900 |
| 1 May 2024 | Office Costs | HIGHLAND COUNCIL | 120 |
| 1 May 2024 | Office Costs | HIGHLAND COUNCIL | 120 |
| 29 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | — | 10 |
| 26 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 152 |
| 24 Apr 2024 | Accommodation | Dual Fuel | 4,298 |
| 18 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 56 |
| 18 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | -155 |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Accommodation | WANDSWORTH COUNCIL | 1,175 |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 50 |
| 29 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 1,603 |
| 26 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 139 |
| 22 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | SP DISABILITYRIGHTUK | 53 |
| 19 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 155 |
| 3 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 48 |
| 29 Feb 2024 | Office Costs | TVLICENSING.CO.UK | 159 |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Office Costs | Sundries | 3 |
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.