HM Government (Plan for Change)'s pledge

Raising living standards in every part of the United Kingdom, so working people have more money in their pocket as we aim to deliver the highest sustained growth in the G7.

Made under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government, as GOV.UK labels it.

Made 2024-12-05 · Deadline this Parliament · Where it was made · archived copy · Government publication

What the official figures show

G7 GDP growth, quarter on same quarter a year earlier, as published by the OECD (%), 2026 Q2 (latest)

1.587820487%

2026-10-23 · OECD, Quarterly real GDP growth (G7 aggregate) · receipt

GDP per head in the quarter (£, chained volume, seasonally adjusted)

£10692

2026 Q2 · Office for National Statistics, series IHXW · receipt

GDP per head in the quarter (£, chained volume, seasonally adjusted), 2024 Q2 (baseline)

£10484

2026-10-23 · Office for National Statistics, series IHXW (Gross domestic product (Average) per head, CVM market prices (reference year = 2024) £: SA) · receipt

Real household disposable income per head in the quarter (£, chained volume, seasonally adjusted)

£6577

2026 Q2 · Office for National Statistics, series CRXX · receipt

Real household disposable income per head in the quarter (£, chained volume, seasonally adjusted), 2024 Q2 (baseline)

£6455

2026-10-23 · Office for National Statistics, series CRXX (Households: Real disposable Income, per head: Chained volume measure (reference year = 2024) £: Seasonally adjusted) · receipt

UK GDP growth, quarter on quarter (%)

0.5%

2026 Q2 · Office for National Statistics, series IHYQ · receipt

UK GDP growth, quarter on same quarter a year earlier (%)

1.4%

2026 Q2 · Office for National Statistics, series IHYR · receipt

These figures are repeated from their sources and update automatically. We don't say whether the pledge has been kept.