Holborn and St Pancras · by topic
Money and cost of living
Every candidate's published position on this one topic, side by side, in ballot-paper order.
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- Sagal Abdi-WaliLabour Party
The historic decision to remove the two-child limit in full from April 2026 will lift 450,000 children out of poverty - the biggest reduction at any Budget this century.
In short: In government, Labour's Budget 2025 removed the two-child limit in Universal Credit in full from April 2026 (relevant to households with children).
Asking everyone to contribute, the current personal tax thresholds will be frozen from 2028 to 2031, but those with broader shoulders will contribute more through fair reforms previously ducked for too long.
In short: In government, Labour's Budget 2025 froze personal tax thresholds from 2028 to 2031 (enacted policy, not a manifesto pledge).
- Barmy BrunchOfficial Monster Raving Loony Party
No published position found.
- Ewan CameronThe Conservative Party Candidate
We need a Member of Parliament focused on safer streets, more family homes and cutting the cost of living.
In short: Says the constituency needs an MP focused on cutting the cost of living.
Introducing a First Job Bonus a £5,000 tax cut for young people entering work for the first time, paid into a savings account
In short: The Conservative Party's current plan says it would introduce a First Job Bonus, a £5,000 tax cut for young people entering work for the first time, paid into a savings account (relevant to under-25s).
Abolish VAT on household energy bills for 3 years
In short: The Conservative Party's current plan says it would abolish VAT on household energy bills for three years.
- Tom DarwoodIndependent
No published position found.
- Clare FischerClimate Party
No published position found.
- George GallowayWorkers Party
We believe the political focus should be centred on wages, housing, energy, peace, public services and national renewal.
In short: Says the political focus should be centred on wages, energy and public services, among other issues.
- Tyler Kurtis JohnsonRestore Britain
No published position found.
- Briony Anne Lonbay KapoorRejoin EU
No published position found.
- Peter NewmanReform UK
The party’s Treasury spokesman told the final day of the Reform conference in Birmingham that he would increase the tax-free personal allowance to £15,000 within the first 100 days of taking office.
In short: Reform UK's Treasury spokesman pledged at the party's September 2026 conference to raise the income-tax personal allowance to £15,000 in a first Budget, describing £20,000 as a longer-term aim to be approached step by step.
- Ketankumar PipaliyaUK VOICE safer and stronger UK
No published position found.
- Zack PolanskiThe Green Party
to put as much pressure as we can on Labour to lower bills, for much more affordable housing and rent controls, to reduce massive wealth inequality and to make sure Labour don’t back down on climate action by allowing more North Sea drilling.
In short: Says he will campaign to put pressure on the government to lower bills and to reduce wealth inequality.
Removing the Upper Earnings Limit that restricts the amount of National Insurance paid by high earners.
In short: The Green Party's 2024 manifesto pledged to remove the Upper Earnings Limit on National Insurance, so higher earners pay the main rate on all earnings (relevant to higher-income households).
A Wealth Tax of 1% annually on assets above £10 million and of 2% on assets above £1bn.
In short: The Green Party's 2024 manifesto pledged a wealth tax of 1% a year on assets above £10 million and 2% above £1 billion.
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Restore the value of disability benefits, with an immediate uplift of 5%.
In short: The Green Party's 2024 manifesto pledged an immediate 5% uplift in disability benefits (relevant to households with a disabled member).
- Jonathan SilbermanCommunist League
No published position found.
- Helen Spiby-VannChristian Peoples Alliance
We are the only party to lower taxes and recover taxes from multinationals to fund our policies.
In short: Says her party would lower taxes and fund its policies by recovering taxes from multinationals.
We would raise £40.5bn on a 5% turnover tax on multinationals Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, Starbucks, Shell etc, who send all their profits abroad to avoid paying Corporation Tax (it would be offset against Corporation Tax - so British companies would pay less).
In short: Says her party would raise £40.5bn through a 5% turnover tax on multinationals, offset against Corporation Tax.
- Patrick Thomas StillmanLiberal Democrats
We will not increase the main taxes on working people: income tax, national insurance or VAT.
In short: The Liberal Democrats' 2024 manifesto pledged not to increase income tax, National Insurance or VAT.
- Ben WalkerUKIP - NO to Illegal Immigration
No published position found.
Go deeper on money and cost of living: independent sources
- Employment Rights Act 2025 (as enacted)
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
- Office for Budget Responsibility
- PolicyEngine UK
- Resolution Foundation
- Universal Credit Act 2025 (as enacted)
Cross-cutting: polling, fact-checking, parliamentary research
- Commons Library: constituency data dashboards
- electionleaflets.org: archive of election leaflets, searchable by area
- Electoral Commission: political finance register (donations, loans, spending)
- Full Fact
- House of Commons Library research briefings
- Institute for Government
- Ipsos Issues Index: what the public says matters most
- LG Inform: council performance and finance data
- Local Elections Archive Project: every council result since 2002
- mySociety Local Intelligence Hub: data by constituency
- UK Parliament: Commons votes (every division, how each MP voted)
- UK Parliament: petitions, with signatures by constituency