Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the distributional impact of financial decisions announced since the Spending Round 2019 on households in 2024-25, excluding benefits-in-kind from public services.

The Chancellor’s assessment of the cash impact of tax and welfare decisions is shown in Chart 1.C, of “Impact on households: distributional analysis to accompany Spring Statement 2022”, where it is presented alongside the impact of benefits-in-kind from public services.

Taking into account spending on public services provides a more complete picture of Government policy, as it is an important element of the overall support provided by the government to households.