The Westminster lensArchive · §04 IPSA expenses · £283,809 across 98 claims · FY 24_25
IPSA expenses — Owatemi.
Every IPSA claim category for Taiwo Owatemi, plus the most-frequent cost types within each. Date range 6 Mar 2024 – 1 Apr 2025. Back to the MP page.
By category — this MP vs the median MP.
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Median MP (£) | vs median | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 6 | 212,520 | 148,245 | 1.4× | 74.9% |
| Office Costs | 68 | 28,737 | 21,860 | 1.3× | 10.1% |
| Accommodation | 15 | 23,364 | 16,860 | 1.4× | 8.2% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 14,932 | 2,102 | 7.1× | 5.3% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 4,163 | 3,799 | 1.1× | 1.5% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 93 | 456 | 0.2× | 0.0% |
| Total · 98 claims | 283,809 | 202,698 | 1.4× | 100% |
Top cost types within categories.
| Category | Cost type | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | Rent | 12 | 20,530 |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | 35 | 6,838 |
| Staffing | Bought-in services | 6 | 5,698 |
| Office Costs | Pooled staffing services | 1 | 4,600 |
| Office Costs | Training - MP | 4 | 3,348 |
| Accommodation | Parking | 1 | 2,100 |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | 1 | 720 |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | 11 | 675 |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 10 | 459 |
| Accommodation | Cleaning services | 1 | 384 |
| Accommodation | Moving Fees | 1 | 350 |
| Office Costs | Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | 1 | 325 |
All individual claims — 89 of 98 this parliament.
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2025 | Accommodation | — | 2,930 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -2,930 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 150 |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Administrative services | 86 |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Accommodation | — | 2,930 |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 67 |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | End of lease painting and cleaning of constituency office | 325 |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Postage paid for letter to UK embassy in Latvia | 10 |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Accommodation | — | 2,930 |
| 1 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 67 |
| 1 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | — | 50 |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | — | 60 |
| 17 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | — | 44 |
| 6 Jan 2025 | Accommodation | — | 2,930 |
| 6 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | 720 |
| 1 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 67 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | — | 30 |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Stamps for sending cards to constituent organisations | 214 |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Crow Recycling confidential waste disposal | 64 |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Banner January 2025 | 443 |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Banner January 2025 | 382 |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Banner January 2025 | 382 |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Banner January 2025 | 382 |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Banner January 2025 | 74 |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | — | 40 |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Banner January 2025 | 22 |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Banner January 2025 | 14 |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Banner January 2025 | 14 |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Banner January 2025 | 12 |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Banner January 2025 | 9 |
| 3 Dec 2024 | Accommodation | — | 2,930 |
| 1 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 67 |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Christmas Card to constituent organisations | 187 |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | MP training Bespoke Skills | 1,080 |
| 8 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | — | 60 |
| 7 Nov 2024 | Accommodation | [***]Taiwo Owatemi-[***]-Nov rent | 1,352 |
| 5 Nov 2024 | Accommodation | — | 1,578 |
| 1 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 67 |
| 16 Oct 2024 | Staffing | Professional & consultancy | 925 |
| 16 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 66 |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | — | 35 |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Accommodation | — | 1,578 |
| 5 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Banner October 2024 | 90 |
| 5 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Banner October 2024 | 51 |
| 5 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Banner October 2024 | 41 |
| 5 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | — | 40 |
| 5 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Banner October 2024 | 27 |
| 5 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Banner October 2024 | 18 |
| 5 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Banner October 2024 | 15 |
| 5 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Banner October 2024 | 10 |
| 5 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Banner October 2024 | 4 |
| 5 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Banner October 2024 | 3 |
| 1 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 53 |
| 31 Aug 2024 | Staffing | Professional & consultancy | 925 |
| 29 Aug 2024 | Accommodation | Pro rata rent- 27th August- 30th September | 3,003 |
| 29 Aug 2024 | Accommodation | — | 2,100 |
| 29 Aug 2024 | Accommodation | Pet rent - [***] | 900 |
| 29 Aug 2024 | Accommodation | Holding deposit -accomodation | 400 |
| 29 Aug 2024 | Accommodation | Legal costs | 350 |
| 12 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Banner September 2024 | 572 |
| 12 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Banner September 2024 | 572 |
| 12 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Banner September 2024 | 43 |
| 8 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | — | 50 |
| 2 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | — | 50 |
| 1 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 53 |
| 31 Jul 2024 | Staffing | Professional & consultancy | 925 |
| 9 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 53 |
| 31 May 2024 | Staffing | Professional & consultancy | 962 |
| 24 May 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 57 |
| 16 May 2024 | Staffing | Professional & consultancy | 1,036 |
| 14 May 2024 | Office Costs | Bespoke training May invoice | 720 |
| 14 May 2024 | Office Costs | Banner June 2024 | 382 |
| 14 May 2024 | Office Costs | Banner June 2024 | 382 |
| 14 May 2024 | Office Costs | Banner June 2024 | 43 |
| 1 May 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 57 |
| 23 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Crow Recycling confidential waste disposal | 86 |
| 12 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Parliamentary Research Service (Labour) | 4,600 |
| 12 Apr 2024 | Accommodation | End of tenancy cleaning service | 384 |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Bespoke Skills training for Taiwo Owatemi MP | 360 |
| 9 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Training course for MP | 1,188 |
| 4 Apr 2024 | Staffing | Professional & consultancy | 925 |
| 12 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Banner April 2024 | 613 |
| 6 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Banner April 2024 | 750 |
| 6 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Banner April 2024 | 333 |
| 6 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Banner April 2024 | 203 |
| 6 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Banner April 2024 | 191 |
| 6 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Banner April 2024 | 191 |
| 6 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Banner April 2024 | 191 |
| 6 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Banner April 2024 | 44 |
Sources
SourceIPSA · Individual MP claims published quarterly
MethodEach claim is a line in the public CSV. Categories follow the IPSA scheme.
Median MPThe median of every MP’s total in that category this financial year, among MPs who claim it; “vs median” is this MP’s total ÷ that median (1.0× = exactly typical).
CaveatTotal paid is net of repayments and rejections. Some claims span multiple cost types.