Sonia Kumar MP: office costs

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

How these years work

Our reporting years run from 4 July to 3 July, starting with the 2024 general election. They are not official parliamentary sessions. Office costs keep IPSA’s April–March financial years. Records may cover only part of a year; a missing record does not mean no work was done.

These are business costs for staff and running an MP’s office, not personal pay. IPSA uses a different calendar: 1 April–31 March.

10 published records · newest first. Office costs fund parliamentary work; they are not personal income.

Annual staffing source row

2024-25: £139,275.09 — official IPSA annual record

Annual category total, separate from individual claims below.

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2024-25 spend and budgets

Published annual totals; travel has no capped budget in this display. The official annual total includes April to early July 2024, before this Parliament began; the claims below begin on 4 July.

Office£27,435.59

What this shows and doesn't show

2024-25: IPSA annual total for office. Claim rows may not reconcile to annual totals; travel is annual-only. IPSA source. Methodology.

Budget £30,425.75

Staffing£139,275.09

What this shows and doesn't show

2024-25: IPSA annual total for staffing. Claim rows may not reconcile to annual totals; travel is annual-only. IPSA source. Methodology.

Budget £185,538.08

Accommodation£21,646.39

What this shows and doesn't show

2024-25: IPSA annual total for accommodation. Claim rows may not reconcile to annual totals; travel is annual-only. IPSA source. Methodology.

Budget £21,666.58

Travel£5,813.30

What this shows and doesn't show

2024-25: IPSA annual total for travel. Claim rows may not reconcile to annual totals; travel is annual-only. IPSA source. Methodology.

Budget not published

Other£1,088.54

What this shows and doesn't show

2024-25: IPSA annual total for other. Claim rows may not reconcile to annual totals; travel is annual-only. IPSA source. Methodology.

Budget not published

Costs

31 Mar 2025 · Hotel - London · Staff Travel · £796.00
Details
Claim 1 · Paid · Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25
Official IPSA release
31 Mar 2025 · Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year · Staffing · £128,218.09
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Claim 1 · Paid · Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
Official IPSA release
31 Mar 2025 · Rail · Staff Travel · £1,372.47
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Claim 1 · Paid · Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25
Official IPSA release
20 Mar 2025 · Training - MP · Staffing · £3,600.00
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Claim 60290595-1 · Paid · Media and press training for MP.
Official IPSA release
25 Feb 2025 · Professional & consultancy · Staffing · £2,500.00
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Claim 60284627-1 · Paid · Highly specialist training in senior speech writing, research and delivery
Official IPSA release
7 Feb 2025 · Parliamentary Research Service (Labour) · Staffing · £3,000.00
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Claim 4005065-76 · Paid · Parliamentary Research Services
Official IPSA release
18 Dec 2024 · Training - staff · Staffing · £500.00
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Claim 60282606-2 · Paid · highly specialised one to one training in senior research and public speaking
Official IPSA release
25 Nov 2024 · Training - staff · Staffing · £500.00
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Claim 60282606-3 · Paid · highly specialised one to one training in senior research and public speaking
Official IPSA release
13 Nov 2024 · Training - staff · Staffing · £500.00
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Claim 60282606-1 · Paid · highly specialised one to one training in senior research and public speaking
Official IPSA release
7 Nov 2024 · Comms & Media · Staffing · £457.00
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Claim 60274575-1 · Paid · DCRESSWELLPHOTOGRAPHY
Official IPSA release

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