Inequality & poverty· Housing Measuring household income Explaining the differences between RHDI and HBAI 31 July 2026 by Amber Younis-Wood Living standards is one of the hottest political issues in the UK today. But when it comes to measuring household incomes, the choice of metric matters. There are two main measures that policy makers use to track UK household incomes: Real Household Disposable Income (RHDI) and Households Below Average Income (HBAI). RHDI is a … Continued READ MORE