Rebuilding Living Standards: Why Many UK Households Still Feel Worse Off Despite Economic Recovery

Rebuilding living standards and economic security

Bold action on housing, energy, social security and insecure work can return incomes to growth for low- and middle-income households, more than offsetting price shocks from Middle East conflict.

Rebuilding Living Standards: Why Many UK Households Still Feel Worse Off Despite Economic Recovery

For many people, the biggest question about the economy is not whether GDP is growing or whether inflation has fallen. It is much simpler: "Am I better off than I was a few years ago?" A new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) argues that, for millions of households, the answer is still no.