This extract from an interview recorded by the FPA was conducted in 2009, some 8 years or so ago


When asked about his expenses and allowances since becoming an MEP Farage commented

"It is a vast sum," Farage said. "I don't know what the total amount is but - oh lord - it must be pushing £2 million."

Farage insisted that he had not "pocketed" the money but had used the "very large sum of European taxpayers' money" to help promote Ukip's message that the UK should get out of the EU.

When asked later by the Observer to justify how he could claim so much while running a campaign attacking Westminster MPs for their extravagance, Farage was unapologetic, saying that, while MEPs were "very expensive", he was entirely happy that the money had been used for the best of causes."



Farage and others were even recently under investigation over their expenses
His use of expenses and allowances are widely documented -a small selection of them


https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/feb/01/nigel-farage-among-ukip-meps-accused-of-misusing-eu...

http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/business-news/politics/nigel-farage-faces-fresh-expenses-scandal-...

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nigel-farage-expenses-storm-ukip-6377358

http://news.sky.com/story/nigel-farage-expenses-claims-are-erroneous-10409538

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3568601/Farage-s-15-000-day-bodyguards-taxpayer-Ukip-leader-...


The EFDD which he chairs also receives EU funding of several million
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nigel-farage-ukip-eu-funding-right-wing-european-parli...