Steph Hodgins-May claimed $452,602 in parliamentary expenses over the latest four reported quarters (1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026, the 2025–26 financial year), which smooths out one-off quarters. That ranks 199th of 224 parliamentarians; the median is $647,706. Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): $149,860. Largest categories: Office Facilities ($133,987); Office Administration ($108,766); Employee Travel ($92,103). Includes family and nominee travel, as in IPEA's own totals.
How these figures differ from IPEA’s
IPEA reports claims quarter by quarter. Political Gadgets adds up the latest four reported quarters to smooth one-off spikes (an election period, an overseas trip), then compares each parliamentarian with the median of all 224 and, for House members, with similar groups. The underlying data is IPEA’s; IPEA is the authoritative source. See IPEA’s Background on Expenditure Reporting.
Comparisons to similar groups
Cluster
Members
Cluster median (last 4 quarters)
This total vs the median
Position: Backbencher (no front-bench or leadership role)
29
$496,431
$43,829 below this group's median of $496,431
State: VIC
12
$467,558
$14,956 below this group's median of $467,558
Senators are grouped by state or territory and by the highest office they hold (minister, assistant minister, presiding officer, opposition leadership, shadow minister, shadow assistant minister, party leadership, whip, or backbencher); medians use the same rolling four-quarter totals as the headline figure, including family and nominee travel. Clusters with a single member are not shown. Ministry and shadow-ministry roles are from the Parliamentary Handbook.
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Steph Hodgins-May, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$41,500
$43,715
$2,215 below the median of $43,715
Fares
$41,500
Travel Allowance – Steph Hodgins-May, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Travel Allowance
$34,962
$31,310
$3,652 above the median of $31,310
Travel Allowance
$34,962
Other Car Costs – Steph Hodgins-May, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Other Car Costs
$32,068
$27,108
$4,960 above the median of $27,108
Private-Plated Vehicle
$23,226
COMCAR
$8,842
Family or Nominee Travel – Steph Hodgins-May, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Family or Nominee Travel
$7,429
$3,367
$4,062 above the median of $3,367
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$6,591
COMCAR
$455
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$383
Telecommunications – Steph Hodgins-May, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Telecommunications
$1,087
$2,701
$1,614 below the median of $2,701
Telecommunications - Usage
$1,087
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Steph Hodgins-May, 2025–26
Category
Amount
Median
Difference
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$699
$378
$321 above the median of $378
Parliamentary Duties
$699
Total across all periods: $855,211 (1 Apr 2024 – 30 Jun 2026, 9 quarters)
Refunds and credits are netted off. Category names from earlier reporting formats are matched to their current names. Explore quarter by quarter.
Office Facilities – Steph Hodgins-May, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Facilities
$257,746
Office Facilities - Not stated
$257,746
Office Administration – Steph Hodgins-May, all periods
Category
Amount
Office Administration
$241,174
Printing and Communications
$191,497
Office Consumables and Services
$43,295
Telephonic Services
$4,000
Publications
$2,381
Employee Travel – Steph Hodgins-May, all periods
Category
Amount
Employee Travel
$157,214
Domestic Travel
$157,214
Scheduled Commercial Transport – Steph Hodgins-May, all periods
Category
Amount
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$63,956
Fares
$63,956
Travel Allowance – Steph Hodgins-May, all periods
Category
Amount
Travel Allowance
$60,085
Travel Allowance
$59,947
Cancelled Accommodation
$138
Other Car Costs – Steph Hodgins-May, all periods
Category
Amount
Other Car Costs
$58,353
Private-Plated Vehicle
$42,689
COMCAR
$15,600
Parking
$65
Family or Nominee Travel – Steph Hodgins-May, all periods
Category
Amount
Family or Nominee Travel
$11,695
Scheduled Commercial Transport
$10,734
Cabcharge / Other Car Costs
$507
COMCAR
$455
Telecommunications – Steph Hodgins-May, all periods
Category
Amount
Telecommunications
$3,245
Telecommunications - Usage
$3,245
Unscheduled Commercial Transport – Steph Hodgins-May, all periods
Category
Amount
Unscheduled Commercial Transport
$1,743
Parliamentary Duties
$1,325
Electorate Duties
$333
Party Political Duties
$85
What’s included in these figures
The total for Steph Hodgins-May is the sum of all expenses charged to Steph Hodgins-May’s parliamentary office and
reported by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) over the 2025–26 financial year: travel,
office facilities and administration, vehicles, communications and other categories. Refunds and credits
are netted off, so a category can be negative. Family and nominee travel is included, as in
IPEA’s own headline total for a parliamentarian: those claims are attributed to the parliamentarian who made them and shown as their own category,
“Family or Nominee Travel”.
Method and data source
Quarterly claims are taken from IPEA’s open data on
data.gov.au (Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia), current to the IPEA release of 2 Sep 2026.
Totals cover the four most recent reported quarters; the median and rank are calculated across all
sitting parliamentarians with claims in the same window. Earlier category names are matched to current ones.
Figures are compiled from IPEA data; IPEA is the authoritative source. Page generated 2026-10-23.
Political Gadgets’ compilation is licensed
CC BY-NC 4.0.
Frequently asked questions
Why four quarters instead of one?
Steph Hodgins-May’s four-quarter total of $452,602 (1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026) smooths out one-off quarters such as an election period or an overseas trip. The latest single quarter (Apr–Jun 2026) was $149,860, against an average of $113,151 a quarter across the window.
What is the median and how is it calculated?
The median is the middle four-quarter total when all 224 sitting parliamentarians are ranked: half claimed less than $647,706 and half more. Steph Hodgins-May’s total of $452,602 is $195,104 below the median of $647,706, which ranks 199th of 224.
Why do some parliamentarians claim much more than others?
IPEA says: “When comparing expenditure between parliamentarians, it is important to take into account the parliamentarian’s role, the size of their electorate, and their electorate’s distance from the closest capital city and Canberra.” Steph Hodgins-May’s largest category over the window was Office Facilities ($133,987).
Is family and nominee travel included?
Yes. Claims for travel by family members or nominees are attributed to the parliamentarian who made them and counted in their total, as in IPEA’s own totals. For Steph Hodgins-May this came to $7,429 over the window.
Expenditure data is compiled by the Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority (IPEA) and released under Creative Commons Licence (data.gov.au).
In all fairness there are some good reasons for variance in expenditure. The IPEA points out: "When comparing expenditure between parliamentarians, it is important to take into account the parliamentarian's role, the size of their electorate, and their electorate's distance from the closest capital city and Canberra. Further information on why some offices may have higher travel expenditure can be found on the IPEA website Background on Expenditure Reporting page."
Former members are not included in the totals, rankings or medians shown here.
