Carnegie UK’s Life in the UK 2026 report

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That this House welcomes the publication of Carnegie UK’s Life in the UK 2026 report; recognises the important contribution made by Carnegie UK to understanding and improving the wellbeing of people and communities across the UK; notes that the research draws on the experiences of 6,731 people across the UK; further welcomes the report’s evidence on social, economic, environmental and democratic wellbeing and its contribution to understanding how people’s lives are changing over the long term; further notes that the UK’s collective wellbeing score has fallen for the first time since the research began in 2023; further recognises that the central purpose of government should be to improve people’s lives; and encourages governments and public bodies across the UK to take inspiration from Carnegie UK’s approach to measuring collective wellbeing, using evidence on people’s lives to inform long-term decision-making, reduce inequalities and improve wellbeing.