WhatChangesForMe
A non-partisan app that tells UK households what an incoming PM's policies mean for their bills, commute, kids' school, and job — based on their postcode and personal circumstances.
UK voters who don't follow Westminster closely but want to know what a leadership change actually means for them
- Postcode-based 'what changes for you' digest on each major policy announcement from the new PM
- Side-by-side comparison of Labour vs. previous government on issues that affect real households (energy, council tax, NHS waits, housing)
- Plain-English bill explainer that turns new legislation into 'this means your energy bill goes up by roughly £X'
- Local MP lookup with their stated positions on the same issues, so you can see if your MP agrees with the new PM
Andy Burnham is set to become PM without a general election — voters get a new leader without choosing one, and there's no easy way for an ordinary household to figure out what his 'power out of Westminster' and energy nationalization pledges will actually do to them.
Multiple UK outlets are running exactly this story (BBC, MSN, Factually, HOA) on what Burnham-as-PM means for household bills and mortgages, suggesting strong latent appetite for personalised policy-impact content.What we know about Andy Burnham's policies - BBC ↗Burnham bounce? How new PM hopeful could ease bills, boost wages and help households - MSN ↗
No direct competitor found: Electoral Calculus and PollCheck do seat projections, OurManifesto builds manifestos, Factually does generic fact-checks — none deliver postcode-personalised household impact modelling for an incoming PM.OurManifesto.uk — Build your own UK political manifesto ↗Electoral Calculus ↗UK Swingometer 2026: Demographic Seat Calculator | PollCheck ↗
UK civic-tech and political apps typically rely on grants, donations or spiky ad revenue; subscription uptake is weak against election-cycle spikes, and brand-safety concerns deter mainstream advertisers near partisan content.Andy Burnham's Potential Policies: What they could mean for homeowners ↗Would Burnham's Public-Control Proposals Affect Household Energy/Water Bills? ↗
The framework can outlive any single leadership contest — applying to local elections, Budgets, manifestos generally — but engagement will be bursty around political events rather than daily.Which Party Manifesto Policies Would Most Affect My Household? ↗
Postcode lookup plus structured policy-impact matrices is buildable in an MVP, but Factually and Factually's own coverage show policy pledges are deliberately vague, making reliable numerical impact claims the hardest part of the build.Would Burnham's Public-Control Proposals Affect Household Energy/Water Bills? ↗