Britain's rubbish pay rises: What will YOU be earning in 5 years?

A decade after the financial crash, we're still feeling the squeeze on our pay. People's living standards are going to be a big issue in this election, and maybe the next.

Find out in two minutes what's likely to happen to your own pay by the time of the 2022 general election.

So {hiThere6}, using the government's official predictions for average wage growth and inflation, by the time of the next general election in 2022 your real terms earnings might be:

£{soBased}

That's a pay rise of £{currentIncrease} in 2016's money. Doesn't sound bad, does it?

But it could have been so much better.

Government choices have made it less than it should have been. 

Do you want to know what you really should be earning by 2022 if UK pay growth was on track?

Well, the last two governments have presided over the worst levels of wage growth in recorded history.

Our wages are often struggling to keep pace with the rising cost of living.

So... If UK pay was rising by levels more typical in recent history, your 2022 pay packet would be:

£{typicalRise}

That means if the government don't change their plans, in 2022 you could be missing out on £{difference} a year, or £{monthlyDifference} a month. 

But wait, there's more...

The UK is also lagging behind almost all other leading economies on pay.

We know the government thinks your 2022 pay will be +£{currentIncrease} higher, but here's what you could expect in other countries.

Sweden: +£{swedenIncrease}

Germany: +£{germanyIncrease}

Canada: +£{canadaIncrease}

USA: +£{usaIncrease}

Ireland: +£{irelandIncrease} 

Australia: +£{australiaIncrease}

France: +£{franceIncrease}

Spain: +£{spainIncrease}

There's only really one country in the OECD that's doing worse than us on wage growth.

Your real terms pay would actually fall by £{greeceIncrease} by 2022 if you were in Greece.

So things could technically be worse, we guess.

Bad news sorry.

Public servants are getting it tough in recent years, {hiThere6}, but you probably know that already!

Your pay rises until 2022 are going to be so small that you'll actually lose money, as your wages fail to keep up with rising prices.

By the time of the 2022 election, your pay will be worth £{publicIncrease} in today's money. That means your pay packet will be worth less to the tune of:

£{publicDifference}

This is thanks to the current and previous government, who have chosen to hold down pay for public servants every year. They plan to keep the squeeze on for more than a decade in all, pinching away at pay with every year.

We think it's totally unfair. Many people providing the public services we rely on will find it impossible to make ends meet. It's making it harder for services like the NHS to recruit and retain staff.

Whichever party forms the next government, they need to end this unfair policy, and adopt a fair and sustainable plan for public servants' pay.

Will you help us put living standards at the heart of the election?

Will you help put working people at the heart of this election?

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Add your voice to our campaign 

This election is a crucial moment for the country. We need to make sure we're also getting a good deal for working people.

We can't let politicians use Brexit as an excuse to cut back on our rights at work. We need an industrial strategy to grow better jobs right across the UK. And we need working people to get the pay rises they deserve. 

Will you help us use this election to get a new deal for working people?

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