Scott Benton
IndependentBlackpool SouthMP since 12 Dec 2019(2019–2024)FORMER MP
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Staffing£815.8K (10)
Office Costs£117.8K (382)
Accommodation£86.9K (89)
Miscellaneous£34.6K (2)
MP Travel£33.9K (27)
Staff Travel£3.9K (6)
Individual Claims
| Category | Description | Amount | Date ▼ | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | Rent Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25 | £1,095.00 | 31 Mar 2025 | Paid |
| Miscellaneous | Total other staff payroll costs for the 2024-25 year Total other staff payroll costs for the 2024-25 year | £10,284.43 | 31 Mar 2025 | Paid |
| Staff Travel | Rail Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25 | £107.10 | 31 Mar 2025 | Paid |
| Staffing | Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year | £31,084.68 | 31 Mar 2025 | Paid |
| Staff Travel | Hotel - London Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25 | £308.30 | 31 Mar 2025 | Paid |
| MP Travel | Mileage - car Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25 | £996.30 | 31 Mar 2025 | Paid |
| Miscellaneous | Staff redundancy payments | £24,269.65 | 31 Mar 2025 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Electricity Office Electiricity | £135.60 | 25 May 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories Purchase of HP Elitebook 850 (original transaction 60041297:1) | — | 21 May 2024 | Repaid |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage Mobile Phone - May. The amount claimed is £97.60 which is the value minus additional elements quoted... | £97.60 | 17 May 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories Purchase of HP Elitebook 850 (original transaction 60046412:1) | — | 16 May 2024 | Repaid |
| Office Costs | Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs Painting fee for leaving office | £330.00 | 15 May 2024 | Paid |
| Accommodation | Hotel - UK Not London Hotel - Blackpool | £76.00 | 12 May 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Landline Constituency Landline | £30.00 | 10 May 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Service charge & ground Rent Constituency Office estate charge | £169.50 | 22 Apr 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Landline & internet package office telephones | £32.57 | 9 Apr 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage Mobile Phone - April | £45.97 | 9 Apr 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Rent | £606.00 | 2 Apr 2024 | Paid |
| MP Travel | Mileage - car Aggregated figure for travel during 2023-24 | £126.00 | 31 Mar 2024 | Paid |
| MP Travel | Rail Aggregated figure for travel during 2023-24 | £2,057.60 | 31 Mar 2024 | Paid |
| Staff Travel | Rail Aggregated figure for travel during 2023-24 | £1,607.51 | 31 Mar 2024 | Paid |
| MP Travel | Mileage - car Aggregated figure for travel during 2023-24 | £4,954.50 | 31 Mar 2024 | Paid |
| Staffing | Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2023-24 year Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2023-24 year | £211,467.24 | 31 Mar 2024 | Paid |
| MP Travel | Congestion charge & toll Aggregated figure for travel during 2023-24 | £120.00 | 31 Mar 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers Office Clearance | £20.45 | 30 Mar 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing Banner March 2024 | £210.00 | 20 Mar 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage Mobile Phone - March | £59.32 | 17 Mar 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Electricity Office Electricity | £168.00 | 14 Mar 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Service charge & ground Rent Constituency Office Estate Charge | £210.00 | 14 Mar 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Landline Landline for Constituency Office | £37.37 | 9 Mar 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Rent | £606.00 | 5 Mar 2024 | Paid |
| Accommodation | Hotel - UK Not London Hotel - constituency | £88.47 | 4 Mar 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Hospitality Staff festive meal. Originally planned for December but belatedly rearranged. | £58.06 | 4 Mar 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £50.00 | 16 Feb 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Software & applications Caseworker system to manage constituents cases | £690.00 | 15 Feb 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Service charge & ground Rent Constituency Office Estate Charge | £210.00 | 12 Feb 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Electricity Constituency electricity bill | £168.00 | 12 Feb 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage Mobile Phone - February. The roaming charges were incurred to access my work emails and the internet... | £63.07 | 9 Feb 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Landline Landline for constituency office | £36.31 | 8 Feb 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries Repayment of claim 60219360:1 Room hire for surgery | — | 5 Feb 2024 | Repaid |
| Accommodation | Hotel - UK Not London Hotel - constituency | £279.30 | 5 Feb 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £75.00 | 4 Feb 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Rent | £606.00 | 1 Feb 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers Royal Mail Delivery for information leaflet. Leaflet also attached. | £3,147.54 | 29 Jan 2024 | Paid |
| Accommodation | Hotel - UK Not London Hotel - constituency | £89.00 | 26 Jan 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards Information on welfare support for constituents through a leaflet. | £1,659.00 | 25 Jan 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers Boxes sent to Blackpool constituency office. | £19.94 | 22 Jan 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Newspapers, journals, magazines Local Newspaper | £5.99 | 22 Jan 2024 | Paid |
| Accommodation | Hotel - UK Not London Hotel constituency stay. | £99.75 | 22 Jan 2024 | Paid |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £50.00 | 19 Jan 2024 | Paid |