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
Calculations by a housing charity for the number of under-18s and expecting mothers living in temporary accommodation stack up. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The UK is set to be the 18th fastest-growing of the ‘advanced economies’ in 2016, according to the IMF. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
About 2.7 million fewer children were living in absolute poverty by the end of the last Labour government, or 2.1 million fewer if you take housing costs into account. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We've looked at the Labour and Conservative records on house building, the impact of the financial crisis and how house building measures affect the picture. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The average funeral costs between £3,700 and £3,900 according to insurers, although some fees may be waived in the case of a deceased child. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Crunching the best available data suggests that, yes, they do. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Office for Budget Responsibility expect the government to have a £21 billion deficit in 2020/21. In March they had predicted an £11 billion surplus. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) expects national income in 2020/21 to be about £50 billion lower than it would have been, had the UK voted to remain in the EU. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The government plans to increase the Queen’s official income to cover the cost of repairs to the iconic London palace. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Yep, it’s true. Read
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