Claim: Under Rishi Sunak, typical families are now £5,883 worse off since 2019.
Fact-check: Is Labour right to say families are £5,883 worse off under Rishi Sunak? - Full Fact
Verdict: there are a number of problems with this figure, which is based on six specific annual household costs and doesn't account for changes to wages or benefits over that period. office for budget responsibility forecasts for real household disposable income per person show a fall of £166 between 2019/20 and 2024/25.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Evie Townend
Date published: 2024-06-06T00:00:00