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
We’ve seen a number of seemingly contradictory claims at the last two PMQs. Some are more accurate than others, but none tell the full story. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The figure comes from the Resolution Foundation, but it’s not an estimate of the average increase in all mortgage payments, or an estimate for “this year”. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Kim Johnson MP tweeted that the number of children in poverty has increased from 2.6 million to 4.2 million since 2010. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A figure quoted by the Deputy PM actually refers to the difference between what a minimum wage earner pays now, and what they’d be paying if tax thresholds had risen with inflation since 2010. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Prime Minister claimed his government was delivering “the fastest wage growth in years”. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
While most Labour governments haven’t, historic unemployment data suggests there’s at least one exception. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The figure quoted by Oliver Dowden appears to actually refer to the average amount per household provided by the government to help with rising bills. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Prime Minister claimed the UK is forecast to have better growth than Italy, France and Germany—but this is only true when looking at long-term projections. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The £9,000 figure he quoted is actually a consultancy estimate apparently showing the extra savings required for a first-time buyer’s “typical” deposit by 2030. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey claimed his is “the only party” calling for spending on foreign aid to be restored to 0.7% of Gross National Income. Read
Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
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