JRF warns Labour faces worst parliament on record for living standards as Healey readies £1bn energy support

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation warned Labour could oversee the worst parliament for living standards since 1961, as John Healey readies £1bn in energy support.

• JRF predicts average household incomes will be £440–£770 lower in real terms in 2029-30 than when Labour took power two years ago.
• Healey plans to spend over £1bn on energy support, likely raising the warm homes discount by £100, funded by taxpayers.
• Healey is expected to rebuff Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh's call to spend billions removing levies from bills entirely.
• JRF chief economist Chris Belfield said without bold policy action, families would be poorer than they were a decade ago.