Economy, Business & Finance
Is Universal Credit being paid on time?
The percentage of people receiving their first universal credit payment within five or six weeks has increased since January. 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 British businesses struggling with recruitment?
52% of businesses surveyed by Lloyd’s Bank in June were struggling to recruit skilled labour. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Housing: supply and demand
The number of houses being built has increased over the last decade, but it’s not keeping up with demand. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Does Labour expect a run on the pound?
Labour is not expecting a run on the pound, but both Corbyn and McDonnell support “scenario-plans” which consider what to do if it should happen under their government. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Is the government getting the deficit down?
The deficit has been coming down, but not as rapidly as the Coalition and the Conservatives had said in 2010 and 2015. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How many people earn less than the living wage?
Around 6 million employee jobs earned less than the living wage in 2016. We can’t say exactly how many people this applies to as some may be doing more than one job. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
10,000 finance jobs lost since Brexit?
There is no evidence we’ve seen showing that 10,000 jobs have already been lost in financial services following the EU referendum. Read
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Europe
£350 million EU claim "a clear misuse of official statistics"
After we leave the EU, we cannot take back control of £350 million a week. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
The food and drinks industry after the EU referendum
Has the food and drinks industry said they face significant disruption and economic damage in EU nationals continue to leave the UK? Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Was the private sector hit hardest by the recession?
Private sector wages dropped much more rapidly than public sector wages during the recession. They began recovering as public sector wages slowed. In recent years the gap between the two has narrowed. Read
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