Claim: Families in the UK are £2,620 worse off this year.
Fact-check: Labour election leaflets and ads wrongly claiming families are '£2,620 worse off' - Full Fact
Verdict: this estimate is based on unreliable assumptions, and excludes the impact of wages and benefits, which are rising overall. independent estimates suggest the average household will be worse off in 2022/23, but by significantly less than labour's figure of £2,620.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2022-04-21T00:00:00