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War in Middle East ‘could wipe out growth in UK living standards’
UK News•March 4, 2026 at 3:55 PMNational

War in Middle East ‘could wipe out growth in UK living standards’

By Phillip Inman and Heather Stewart•The Guardian - UK News

Rising oil and gas prices may affect increase of £300 a year for typical working-age households, says leading thinktankThe Middle East crisis could trigger an energy price shock that more than wipes out the £300 rise in living standards a typical working-age household could otherwise expect this year, a leading thinktank has warned.The Resolution Foundation said a “decent” one-off increase in average living standards in 2026 and a bumper rise for lower-income households could be reversed by rising oil and gas prices as the Iran conflict disrupts supplies. Continue reading...

Rising oil and gas prices may affect increase of £300 a year for typical working-age households, says leading thinktank

The Middle East crisis could trigger an energy price shock that more than wipes out the £300 rise in living standards a typical working-age household could otherwise expect this year, a leading thinktank has warned.

The Resolution Foundation said a “decent” one-off increase in average living standards in 2026 and a bumper rise for lower-income households could be reversed by rising oil and gas prices as the Iran conflict disrupts supplies.

Continue reading...

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