Economy, Business & Finance
House prices haven’t fallen to a 14-year low
A since-deleted post from the Daily Telegraph wrongly claimed house prices had fallen to “14-year lows”. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
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.
Comparison of benefit fraud and tax avoidance losses is inaccurate
Claims that the amount lost to tax avoidance exceeds the amount lost to benefit fraud by 200:1 are incorrect. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
What do the latest wage growth figures actually show?
Contrasting claims about wage growth have been made on social media following the release of new data. Read
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Around 60% of people in poverty live in households where at least one adult is in work
Dame Angela Eagle claimed 60% of people in poverty are in work. This isn't quite right. The percentage of working age adults who are in relative poverty and who are also in work is substantially lower Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Minister’s claim on Aberdeenshire council tax increase missing context
Under Scottish government plans currently under consultation, only properties in Band H in Aberdeenshire would see an increase of £768.12 in council tax. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Will the government meet its inflation pledge?
We’ve looked at the numbers behind the Prime Minister’s pledge to halve inflation by the end of the year. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
An estimated 250,000 children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child benefit limit was removed
A social media post claims that 1.5 million children were pushed into poverty by the two-child limit. The estimated number in poverty because of the limit is lower. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Having a sharia-compliant mortgage doesn’t mean stamp duty isn’t paid
Turning Point UK claimed that you’re exempt from paying stamp duty if you follow sharia law. Stamp duty is paid on all liable properties, even with a sharia-compliant mortgage. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Sky News article wrongly claims falling inflation figures mean decline in checkout costs
It’s not necessarily the case that lower inflation means things cost less than before. Kantar’s data shows prices are still rising, but less steeply than previously. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The UK’s tax revenue isn’t £40 billion less than it used to be ‘because of Brexit’
A now-corrected article in The Guardian fails to make clear that a figure estimating the impact of Brexit on UK tax revenues is based on a counterfactual analysis. Read
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