HM Government (Plan for Change)'s pledge

Through the growth mission, the Government will deliver a milestone of higher living standards in every part of the United Kingdom by the end of the Parliament.

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

Made 2024-12-05 · Deadline by the end of the Parliament · Where it was made · archived copy · Government publication

What the official figures show

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

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