The office costs budget is provided to meet the costs of renting, equipping and running MPs’ constituency offices, surgeries, and other activities which support their parliamentary functions, where these costs are not covered by other budgets. [6.1]
All MPs are eligible to claim for office costs, whether or not they rent office premises. [6.2]
Rent cannot be claimed for a home office (and note that such an address will be treated as the MP’s home rather than an office, for travel claims). [6.8]
IPSA will pay for rent on an office only after it has been registered and accompanied by the required documentation including the MP's rental agreement. [6.13]
Claims for the following costs will only be allowed if the constituency or home office has been registered with IPSA, and comply with the requirements set out in Office costs you can claim:
energy and water bills
business rates (not for home offices)
contents insurance
buildings insurance (not for home offices)
rental and usage costs for telephone and internet access [6.14]
For more information, visit Completing a Property Registration Form.