The Westminster lensArchive · §04 IPSA expenses · £150,199 across 68 claims · FY 24_25
IPSA expenses — Carling.
Every IPSA claim category for Sam Carling, plus the most-frequent cost types within each. Date range 15 Jul 2024 – 22 Jul 2025. Back to the MP page.
By category — total claimed.
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 1 | 104,003 | 69.2% |
| Office Costs | 44 | 24,234 | 16.1% |
| Accommodation | 15 | 16,045 | 10.7% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 3,480 | 2.3% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 2,437 | 1.6% |
| Total · 68 claims | 150,199 | 100% |
Top cost types within categories.
| Category | Cost type | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | Rent | 9 | 13,906 |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | 11 | 11,583 |
| Office Costs | Rent | 5 | 3,519 |
| Staffing | Pooled staffing services | 1 | 3,000 |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | 12 | 2,900 |
| Office Costs | Training - MP | 1 | 1,740 |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | 1 | 1,636 |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | 4 | 1,611 |
| Accommodation | Hotel - London | 2 | 915 |
| Accommodation | Council tax | 3 | 796 |
| Office Costs | Parking | 4 | 720 |
| Accommodation | Utilities | 1 | 428 |
All individual claims — 60 of 68 this parliament.
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2025 | Accommodation | Reinstatement of 60283491:3 - L B SOUTHWARK - INT | 265 |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs | Printer, photocopier & scanner | 6,600 |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs | Other office equipment | 3,915 |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Accommodation | — | 1,950 |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Office Costs | — | 1,173 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Training materials [200011803-145] | 1,740 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Non-political MP contact cards for distribution to ensure constituents have up-to-date contact information for me as well as information on what I can help with. Content pre-cleared with IPSA account manager. [200011803-142] | 1,636 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,173 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,694 |
| 29 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Office furniture | 80 |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | AMAZON [***] [200011725-9943] | 776 |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | VIKING [200011725-6908] | 868 |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | ROYAL MAIL ONLINE SHOP [200011725-6907] | 425 |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | VIKING [200011725-10265] | 321 |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Sundries | 45 |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 32 |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | SMARTY CO UK [200011725-9352] | 7 |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Accommodation | L B SOUTHWARK - INT [200011725-4341] | -265 |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Accommodation | — | 1,950 |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | — | 1,173 |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | AMAZON [***] [200011725-4567] | 494 |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 219 |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | TVLICENSING.CO.UK [200011804-178] [200011725-396] | 27 |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | HISCOX [200011804-177] [200011725-395] | 8 |
| 7 Feb 2025 | Staffing | Parliamentary Research Service (Labour) | 3,000 |
| 7 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Office furniture | 340 |
| 7 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Other office equipment | 159 |
| 7 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Television | 139 |
| 7 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Sundries | 11 |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | — | 1,173 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | — | 180 |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | TESCO STORES 2065 | 116 |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Accommodation | — | 1,950 |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | — | 180 |
| 9 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | AMAZON [***] | -47 |
| 7 Jan 2025 | Accommodation | Electricity | 428 |
| 7 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | To cover cost of underpayment of postage | 3 |
| 6 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | — | 1,173 |
| 3 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | — | 180 |
| 3 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | — | 180 |
| 30 Dec 2024 | Accommodation | — | 1,950 |
| 25 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | AMAZON [***] | -22 |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | AMAZON [***] | -25 |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Accommodation | L B SOUTHWARK - INT | 796 |
| 16 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | AMAZON [***] | 230 |
| 16 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Sundries | 44 |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Accommodation | — | 1,950 |
| 31 Oct 2024 | Accommodation | — | 1,950 |
| 18 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | — | 55 |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Printing 4 posters for MP A-Board | 29 |
| 28 Sept 2024 | Accommodation | See page 4 of tenancy agreement for evidence of £1950 figure | 1,950 |
| 20 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Ballpoint pens, 2 notepads, post-it notes | 7 |
| 17 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Whiteboard, A-Board, Flip chart paper, Marker pens, White tack | 154 |
| 11 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011804-179] | 990 |
| 11 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | 600 |
| 28 Aug 2024 | Accommodation | See page 4 of tenancy agreement for evidence of £1950 figure | 1,950 |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Accommodation | [***][***][***] | 195 |
| 22 Jul 2024 | Accommodation | [***][***][***] | 720 |
| 22 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | WIFI: TRAVELODGE - WI | 12 |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | WIFI: TRAVELODGE - WI | 9 |
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.