article_snippet: The Tories' focus on real household disposable income takes into account the effect of tax and benefit changes, and suggests incomes overtaking 2010 levels by the end of 2015 .
article_snippet: One of the big surprises of the Budget yesterday was George Osborne announcement that incomes this year would be higher in real terms than in 2010.
article_snippet: You can measure it by GDP per capita, and the resounding answer is yes – up by 5 per cent. '
article_snippet: In other words, how much money families have to spend after inflation and tax. '
article_snippet: George Osborne used Real Household Disposable Income, which is the amount of money a family has
article_snippet: AFTER tax and benefit changes take effect.
article_snippet: Figures published by the Office for Budget Responsibility show that RHDI is lower than in 2010 in every year until the end of 2015, before rising annually towards 2019.
article_snippet: Technically it means that incomes will not be above 2010 levels until the end of this year, not before the election.
article_snippet: Average household incomes are finally rising and probably will be higher in 2015 than Average household incomes were in 2010, and possibly higher than Average household incomes 2009 peak. '
article_snippet: Real incomes should be above Real incomes 2010 level as Mr Miliband says. '
highlights_snippet: Figures are based on Real Household Disposable Income after tax .
  
highlights_snippet: But a year on, with the economy growing, wages are now starting to rise .
  