Economy, Business & Finance
Is house building at record levels?
184,000 new homes were built in England in 2016/17, and there were 217,000 more homes added to the overall stock. 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.
Economy, Business & Finance
Are 400,000 more children in absolute poverty since 2010?
It’s not correct that absolute child poverty has risen by this much since 2010. Read
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Education
Social mobility and universities
We looked at the proportion of private school pupils going to Oxford and getting top jobs and the proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrounds going to university. Read
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Immigration
What skills are we short of in the UK?
There’s no simple definition for a shortage profession, but nurses and chefs are currently listed by experts as needing workers from overseas. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Trade with America: are we getting a good deal?
The UK runs a trade surplus with the USA and a deficit with the EU. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
About one in five people live in absolute or relative poverty if their housing costs are included
An estimated one in five people in the UK lives in absolute or relative poverty, after housing costs are taken into account. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Have more council houses been built in the last seven years than under Labour?
Technically more council houses have been built since 2010 than during the 13 years of Labour but most new social houses aren’t council houses. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Are we spending more than half our income on rent?
There are 12 local authorities where the person on the average salary would have to spend 60% or more of their income to pay the average private rent. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Productivity: are we keeping up with Germany?
No. On average German workers took four hours to produce what UK workers produced in five hours in 2016. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Is the UK economy in the relegation zone?
Our economy was the fastest growing in the G7 in 2014 but is now one of the worst performers, according to various experts. Read
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