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
The UK’s economy is growing more slowly than most countries analysed by the OECD in a recent report, but isn’t the slowest. The OECD’s analysis also doesn’t include all developed countries. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Around 13% of calls to HMRC have gone unanswered in the eleven months from April 2017, compared to 8% in the same months the year before. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Wages are lower than they were ten years ago, but on some measures have risen since last year. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Queen gets 25% of the profit from the Crown Estate. It’s impossible to be sure how much the monarchy contribute to the economy. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Employment is up, unemployment is down and there are more people from outside the UK in work than before the Brexit vote. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
How many households made homeless by the Grenfell Tower fire have accepted permanent or temporary accommodation, and how many are in permanent homes? Read
The Royal Family will pay for the wedding, but the security will be paid for by the state. Security for Prince William’s wedding cost over £6 million. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The number of unemployed 16-24 year olds has fallen by 43% between 2010 and 2018. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
346,000 affordable homes were added in the seven years of coalition and Conservative government to 2016/17. That’s slightly more than the last seven years of Labour. Read
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