Written question asked by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 July 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 28 July 2026. It was answered by Lord Pitt-Watson (Labour) on Thursday, 30 July 2026 on behalf of the Treasury.
Disposable Income
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Livermore on 8 July (HL1794), what is the source of the data provided, including a direct link to where it is published; and what is the quarterly breakdown of the annualised data provided from Q1 2016 to Q1 2026.
- Answer
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Real household disposable income (RHDI) is reported by the ONS as part of the UK Economic Accounts, available here: UK Economic Accounts - Office for National Statistics. Due to quarterly volatility, RHDI per capita is best suited to annual comparisons. The previous response noted that RHDI per capita was £26,159 in 2019 (Q1 2019 to Q4 2019), compared to £26,187 in the year to Q1 2026 (Q2 2025 to Q1 2026).
The quarterly data is provided in the table below:
Quarter
RHDI per capita
Q1 2016
6,336
Q2 2016
6,340
Q3 2016
6,286
Q4 2016
6,235
Q1 2017
6,208
Q2 2017
6,347
Q3 2017
6,359
Q4 2017
6,381
Q1 2018
6,424
Q2 2018
6,374
Q3 2018
6,389
Q4 2018
6,475
Q1 2019
6,459
Q2 2019
6,542
Q3 2019
6,554
Q4 2019
6,604
Q1 2020
6,488
Q2 2020
6,368
Q3 2020
6,540
Q4 2020
6,562
Q1 2021
6,618
Q2 2021
6,634
Q3 2021
6,577
Q4 2021
6,449
Q1 2022
6,465
Q2 2022
6,311
Q3 2022
6,299
Q4 2022
6,386
Q1 2023
6,305
Q2 2023
6,363
Q3 2023
6,338
Q4 2023
6,356
Q1 2024
6,448
Q2 2024
6,455
Q3 2024
6,559
Q4 2024
6,649
Q1 2025
6,610
Q2 2025
6,562
Q3 2025
6,513
Q4 2025
6,584
Q1 2026
6,529
Notes on the data: RHDI per capita is calculated by dividing real household disposable income (ONS variable NRJR) by total population (ONS variable EBAQ).
Secondary information
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- HL2060
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- 2026-27
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- Disposable income
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