Living standards

Pay, household income, bills, prices, poverty and wealth distribution.

tracked measures

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Headline measures

Real regular pay

+0.3%

Apr–Jun 2025Mar–May 2026

yr/yrMar-May 2026

Disposable income

£25.2k

11 releases earlierLatest annual

−£332 yr/yrLatest annual

Food inflation

1.7%

Jul 2025Jun 2026

−0.5ppJune 2026

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Pay, income and prices are kept separate so nominal growth is not confused with changes in purchasing power.

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4 measures

Regular earnings

+3.4%

Apr–Jun 2025Mar–May 2026

+0.3% realMar-May 2026

Consumer confidence

−17

Jul 2025Jun 2026

+2 ptsJune 2026

Petrol price

£1.52

Aug 2025Jul 2026

+£0.18 yr/yrJuly 2026

Average pint

£5.70

11 releases earlierLatest annual

+£0.19Latest annual

Income distribution

2 measures

People in relative low income

19.6%

FYE March 2025FYE March 2025

after housing costsFYE March 2025

Disposable income inequality

32.9%

FYE 2023FYE 2024

−0.2pp yr/yrFYE 2024

Financial resilience

1 measure

Adults finding it difficult to get by

24.6%

April 2026April 2026

no short-term changeApril 2026

Pay

1 measure

Full-time gender pay gap

6.9%

April 2024April 2025

−0.2pp yr/yrApril 2025

Wealth

1 measure

Median household wealth

£293,700

Apr 2020–Mar 2022Apr 2020–Mar 2022

unchangedApr 2020–Mar 2022

Household experiences differ by income, tenure, family type and region even when a UK average improves. Every card links directly to its publishing organisation.

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