Cost of Living
Inflation, prices, and household costs
Based on 2 parliamentary votes
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How Parties Voted on Cost of Living
Government alignment shows how often each party voted with the government's stated position. Issue-aligned direction shows agreement with the AI-identified supportive stance.
Recent Votes
| Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|
Parliament voted on an Opposition Day motion brought by the Conservatives calling on the government to reverse its decision to means-test the Winter Fuel Payment, which previously went to all pensioners but was restricted by the new Labour government to only those receiving Pension Credit. Yes = Support reversing the cuts to Winter Fuel Payment so all pensioners continue to receive it, not just those on Pension Credit · No = Back the Labour government's decision to restrict Winter Fuel Payment to the poorest pensioners on Pension Credit, citing the need to address a fiscal deficit Govt: No | 215-337 | 10 Sept 2024 |
Vote on whether to block the government's decision to restrict Winter Fuel Payments to only those receiving Pension Credit, effectively removing the universal payment from millions of pensioners. The opposition sought to annul the regulations underpinning this change. Yes = Support annulling the regulations, opposing the removal of universal Winter Fuel Payments and protecting pensioner income support · No = Oppose annulling the regulations, backing the government's decision to means-test Winter Fuel Payments to target support at the poorest pensioners Govt: No | 230-349 | 10 Sept 2024 |
How is this calculated?
Government alignment (primary bar) shows how often a party's MPs voted with the government's stated position on this issue. This is the most comparable metric across parties, as it measures the same reference point for everyone.
Issue-aligned direction (secondary bar) shows how often MPs voted in the direction tagged as supportive of this issue by AI analysis. For example, if a vote is tagged “pro-environment”, a Yes vote counts as aligned. This can be misleading when the tagged direction happens to align with opposition amendments rather than government bills.
Why these metrics may differ: Opposition parties often vote against government bills for strategic or procedural reasons, even when they broadly support the policy area. The government alignment metric makes this clearer by showing the actual voting pattern against a consistent reference.
Source: Commons division data from the UK Parliament Votes API. Alignment direction determined by AI analysis of vote stance tags. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.