How much does your MP claim for?
Updated on 30 March 2009
As Home Secretary Jacqui Smith battles fresh embarrassment over excessive expenses, find out how much tax-funded allowances your MP has claimed for.
Official figures have revealed that Home Secretary Jacqui Smith claimed £22,948 in 2007/08 in taxpayer-funded allowances for her second home.
Ms Smith, whose claims are already under investigation by a sleaze watchdog, is battling fresh embarrassment after it emerged that public money paid for two adult films watched by her husband.
MP expense claims 2007/08
Click here to find out how much each MP claimed as expenses for the year 2007/08.
View parliamentary claim list in full
The total claimed by 646 MPs in 2007/08 was just over £93m - 6 per cent up on last year's £87.6m.
MPs are permitted to claim a range of expenses, including a maximum of £23,083 for the additional costs allowance (ACA), which covers the cost of staying away from their main residence to carry out their parliamentary duties.
