MSPs expenses cost taxpayers £11 million last year.
New figures released on Thursday reveal a rise of more than eight percent in the amount claimed back by politicians in Holyrood.
Mose of the cash was spent on staff and salaries, while spending on office supplies increased by more than 31%.
An increase in postal charges is said to be the key reason for the change, however, there were large variations between the amount individual MSPs spent.
Tory MSP John Lamont spent the most on office supplies, with a bill of £26,952, while his Conservative collegue Elizabeth Smith spent the lowest amount of £147.
The amount spent on childcare vouchers for both MSPs and their staff decreased from £39,884 to £37,453.
A Holyrood spokesman said there had been an increase in staff salary costs had come into effect in the middle of last year.
He said: "The increase in staff salaries is in line with that recommended by the independent review panel.
"The panel, chaired by Sir Alan Langlands, recommended that staff salary provision be increased.
"He expected that increase to cost in the order of £1 million to £1.25 million a year."
The total rise since last year amounted to £876,587.
