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Sarah Champion

Labour MP for Rotherham

Elected 2012-11-29

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Rotherham
£291.3K Expenses claimed · rank #118 of 650
£0 Donations received
6 Declared interests
0 Red flags

How They Voted

VOTED AGAINST VAT on Private Schools
VOTED FOR Illegal Migration Act Repeal
VOTED FOR Assisted Dying Bill
VOTED FOR Water Company Regulation
VOTED AGAINST Defence Spending 2.5% GDP

Said One Thing, Voted Another?

Verbatim Hansard contributions placed beside how this MP actually voted. See the full Lie Detector for methodology.

Expenses Breakdown

Total: £291,263. Rank: #118 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.

Staffing
£229,521
Office
£22,914
Accommodation
£27,139
Travel
£11,689

What They Actually Claimed For

Itemised IPSA claims for the 455 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £556,075. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.

46 items for review
  • £730 Single claim of £729.87 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 22/04/2024.
  • £25,859 Single claim of £25,858.67 for Rent (Accommodation) on 31/03/2025.
  • £6,531 Single claim of £6,531.15 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £4,600 Single claim of £4,600.00 for Pooled staffing services (Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)) on 12/04/2024.
  • £645 Single claim of £645.12 for Recruitment Services &Costs (Office Costs) on 24/10/2024.
  • £6,623 Single claim of £6,622.92 for Rent (Office Costs) on 31/03/2025.
  • £526 Single claim of £526.00 for Stationery & printing (Office Costs) on 31/07/2024.
  • £1,201 Single claim of £1,201.00 for Hotel - London (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £2,672 Single claim of £2,672.37 for Rail (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £2,090 Single claim of £2,090.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 21/03/2024.
  • £2,090 Single claim of £2,090.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 23/01/2024.
  • £2,090 Single claim of £2,090.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 20/02/2024.
  • £2,090 Single claim of £2,090.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 22/08/2023.
  • £1,900 Single claim of £1,900.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 18/04/2023.
  • £1,900 Single claim of £1,900.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 15/06/2023.
  • £2,090 Single claim of £2,090.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 21/12/2023.
  • £1,900 Single claim of £1,900.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 16/05/2023.
  • £2,090 Single claim of £2,090.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 20/07/2023.
  • £2,090 Single claim of £2,090.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 24/10/2023.
  • £2,090 Single claim of £2,090.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 21/11/2023.
  • £2,090 Single claim of £2,090.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 21/09/2023.
  • £684 Single claim of £684.04 for Utilities (Other fuel) on 03/04/2023.
  • £7,164 Single claim of £7,163.56 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2024.
  • £2,526 Single claim of £2,526.38 for Equipment - purchase (Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories) on 21/03/2023.
  • £4,500 Single claim of £4,500.00 for Pooled staffing services (Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)) on 19/04/2023.

Search the top 30 claims paid

Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £511,202

31/03/2025StaffingPayrollFY 24-25
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£229,135
31/03/2024StaffingPayrollFY 23-24
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2023-24 year0
£190,246
31/03/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-250
£25,859
31/03/2024MP TravelRailFY 23-24
Aggregated figure for travel during 2023-240
£7,164
31/03/2025Office CostsRentFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-250
£6,623
31/03/2025MP TravelRailFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£6,531
12/04/2024Office CostsPooled staffing servicesFY 24-25
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£4,600
19/04/2023Office CostsPooled staffing servicesFY 23-24
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£4,500
31/03/2025Staff TravelRailFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£2,672
21/03/2023Office CostsEquipment - purchaseFY 23-24
Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories0
£2,526
21/03/2024AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,090
23/01/2024AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,090
20/02/2024AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,090
22/08/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,090
21/12/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,090
20/07/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,090
24/10/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,090
21/11/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,090
21/09/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£2,090
18/04/2023AccommodationRentFY 23-24
0
£1,900

Year on year

FY 23-24 217 claims £253,892
FY 24-25 184 claims £290,974
FY 25-26 54 claims £11,209

Travel

£21,910 paid across 0 trips.

Accommodation

£53,939 paid across 0 nights.

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