Economy, Business & Finance
Budget 2026: fact checked
We’ve fact checked claims from the government and the Opposition as John Healey delivered his first Budget as chancellor. Read
Analysis
Budget 2026
Fact checks, commentary and analysis on the topic of Budget 2026
22 October 2026
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Has the government legislated to ‘adjust’ the state pension triple lock?
Full Fact looks at Andy Burnham’s pledge to legislate this Parliament to change the triple lock mechanism. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Unemployment and jobs: what’s changed under Labour?
Labour and the Conservatives have made seemingly contrasting claims about the state of the labour market—here’s what the figures show. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
How does the employment rate under Labour compare to the Conservative years?
Work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden’s claim that the current employment rate is higher than in “every year but one” under the Conservatives isn’t correct, according to ONS data. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The Conservatives - not Labour - extended the Energy Profits Levy to 2028
Kemi Badenoch’s new party booklet says Labour extended the Energy Profits Levy to 2028 and 2029, but a Conservative government made the first of those extensions, and announced the second. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
What is the UK’s ‘tax burden’ - and how much tax is paid on workers’ earnings?
Ahead of the Budget we’ve taken a look at how the so-called ‘tax burden’ is changing, and how taxes on earnings in the UK compare both historically and internationally. Read
Fact check
Economy, Business & Finance
How are tax threshold freezes impacting pensioners?
Nigel Farage claimed the impact of both threshold freezes and the triple lock is “dragging about nine million pensioners into taxation”. Read
Fact check
Economy, Business & Finance
How much is being spent on benefits?
We’ve answered some commonly asked questions about the benefits system. Read
Analysis
19 August 2026
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Is the government on course to end rough sleeping?
On his first day as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham promised to end rough sleeping. Read
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19 May 2026
Appears off track
Appears off track
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Is the government on course to secure ‘the highest sustained growth in the G7’?
Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to kickstart economic growth, from the first of the party’s “five missions to rebuild Britain”. Read
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