Study Warns Labour Could Oversee Worst Parliament for Living Standards on Record
Rising energy and housing costs could drive the steepest decline in living standards in modern times unless the government takes bold action, a think tank warns.
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The current parliament under Labour could oversee the worst decline in living standards on record in modern times, according to a new analysis, unless the government takes significant policy action.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said rising energy and housing costs threaten to drive the sharpest fall in living standards seen in a generation, describing the outlook facing Britain as "dire" without what it called "bold policy action."
The warning comes three weeks ahead of a budget to be delivered by Chancellor John Healey, placing added pressure on the government to respond to the think tank's findings before the fiscal statement.
The analysis points to energy and housing expenses as the primary drivers of the projected decline, areas that have remained persistent pressure points for household budgets. The think tank's findings are likely to intensify scrutiny of the government's economic strategy as the budget approaches.
The government has not yet responded publicly to the specific findings of the report.
Sources
- Labour could oversee worst parliament on record for living standards, study warns — The Guardian — World
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