We check facts about the UK economy. This includes money issues like prices, taxes, jobs, people out of work, and housing. We also look at how these things are different in each part of the UK.
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour and the Conservatives have made seemingly contrasting claims about the state of the labour market—here’s what the figures show. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Conservative shadow minister Helen Whately claimed that the halving of pensioner poverty was “in no small part” thanks to her party. But most of that fall happened when Labour was in power. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
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
Economy, Business & Finance
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
Economy, Business & Finance
A figure quoted by the Department for Transport and transport secretary counts journeys, not children. Only about 7.5 million children in England are the right age. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
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
Economy, Business & Finance
Nigel Farage claimed the impact of both threshold freezes and the triple lock is “dragging about nine million pensioners into taxation”. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Social media posts are advertising a new ‘Monzo slots’ casino, but the bank has confirmed that this is not a genuine offering from the company. Read
Environment
We’ve looked at how UK energy costs compare internationally, after two different claims from Andy Burnham and Nigel Farage. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve answered some commonly asked questions about the benefits system. Read
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