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'Social protection' accounts for just over a third of all government expenditure. This is not the same as what we spend on benefits - a considerably smaller sum. Pensions are … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
After Cameron hinted at a new "earn or learn" policy whereby under 25s would lose their Housing Benefit if they refuse to work or stay in education, the Independent claimed 40% of the Housing Benefit claimants affected were single parents. Here's what the statistics reveal. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Potential plans to limit under-25s' access to housing benefit may have captured the headlines, but Prime Minister David Cameron's speech to the 2013 Conservative Party conference contained a number of claims about the work his Government is doing. We take a look at three. Read
Education
A group of 200 writers and academics has written to the Times calling for an end to "incessant testing" of school pupils. In its lead editorial, the Times argues that Michael Gove is in fact a proponent of less testing. Who is correct? Read
Health
This week the Health Secretary insisted that the Conservatives are "the party that really cares about the NHS". Lambasting Labour's management of the health service, Jeremy Hunt argued that the Coalition had transformed patient care. We've examined the basis for his claims. Read
Health
In a speech to his party's conference, Andy Burnham promised that a future Labour government would repeal the controversial Health and Social Care Act. He also accused the Coalition of failing patients. We've examined the evidence. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Today Ed Miliband addressed his party at their conference. Even before his speech he talked about how a future Labour government would manage the economy. But do his claims about housing policy stand up to scrutiny? Read
Education
Childcare costs, child poverty and the state of schools: are Stephen Twigg's concerns well-founded? We look at the Shadow Education Secretary's conference speech. Read
Health
Several of today's newspapers claim that 'ghost patients' - those who are still registered with their GP despite being either dead or no longer living in the area - are costing the NHS hundreds of millions of pounds every year. Why is this the case? Read
Education
Sats results have shown that around one in seven 11-year-olds are failing to achieve the expected levels in reading. But are they improving? Read
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