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.

9 October 2025

False claims about cash withdrawal limits for pensioners circulate online

Social media posts claiming UK banks have introduced restrictions on daily cash withdrawals for people over 65 are not true.

7 October 2025

The TV licence fee is not doubling for over 65s

A spokesperson for the BBC confirmed this isn’t true, contrary to claims being shared on social media.

6 October 2025

Kemi Badenoch’s claims about Labour’s unemployment record aren’t quite right—here’s why

The Conservative leader has repeated two claims about Labour’s record on unemployment, neither of which is quite right.

1 October 2025

The government isn’t introducing a £15 monthly ‘clean water levy’ for all UK households

A government spokesperson told Full Fact this claim, which has been shared on social media, is “completely false”.

Person filling a glass of water from the tap

30 September 2025

No, the government is not introducing a £100 annual pet fee from October

A spokesperson for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs told Full Fact this is “completely false”.

30 September 2025

No, people who have more than £500 in the bank will not be placed on a national monitoring register

HMRC told us this is “completely false”.

30 September 2025

No new £2,000 fine for unmarried couples who don’t declare their status

Videos circulating on social media claim you need to tell the government if you’ve been living with your partner for more than a year, or you’ll face a £2,000 fine. But this isn’t true.

28 September 2025

False claim that free cash withdrawals are ending from October shared widely online

Videos claiming that people will have to pay £1.50 to withdraw cash from ATMs from October 1 have been shared online.

24 September 2025

The government hasn’t announced a ‘wealth stability tax’ for homeowners over 60

The Treasury confirmed there is no such tax.

5 September 2025

Unemployment has risen under Labour - but it hasn’t gone up ‘every single month’

We’ve looked into the numbers after claims from a number of Conservative MPs, including the party’s leader Kemi Badenoch.

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Economy, Business & Finance

False claims about cash withdrawal limits for pensioners circulate online

The TV licence fee is not doubling for over 65s

Kemi Badenoch’s claims about Labour’s unemployment record aren’t quite right—here’s why

The government isn’t introducing a £15 monthly ‘clean water levy’ for all UK households

No, the government is not introducing a £100 annual pet fee from October

No, people who have more than £500 in the bank will not be placed on a national monitoring register

No new £2,000 fine for unmarried couples who don’t declare their status

False claim that free cash withdrawals are ending from October shared widely online

The government hasn’t announced a ‘wealth stability tax’ for homeowners over 60

Unemployment has risen under Labour - but it hasn’t gone up ‘every single month’

Full Fact fights bad information