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
It's claimed that it would be unconstitutional for the House of Lords to block planned tax credit changes. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"That's the data, that's the facts". We've taken a look at some of the claims on last night's BBC Question Time. Read
In August the Department for Work and Pensions released statistics about people who died while on benefits, or in the year they came off benefits. But the figures were confusing. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Factchecking some of the claims we noticed in this week's Prime Minister's Questions. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Do taxes on cigarettes bring in enough revenue to cover what smoking costs the government? It's complicated. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Department for Work and Pensions have published data on the benefit claimant deaths. Read our guide to interpreting the figures. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Department for Work and Pensions says that less than 6% of JSA claimants are sanctioned. An FOI request found a figure of 18%. Which is right? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Prime Minister has said that on average, a woman earns about 80p for every £1 earned by a man. Is he right? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
An explanation of how GDP is constructed and why it is revised. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
This article has been updated. Over on our Facebook page, some readers had questions about our roundup of employment figures. Where does the unemployment figure of 1.85 million come from, … Read
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