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3 February 2020

Sir Iain Duncan Smith is wrong to say that only 15% of people ever move above low pay

There are different ways to measure the number of people who exceed low-pay or low-skill work, but it is more than 15% during the course of a working life.

Sir Iain Duncan Smith is wrong to say that only 15% of people ever move above low pay

11 December 2019

Sajid Javid said on 5 December that homelessness has halved under the Conservatives since 2008—is this true?

This article is part of our Ask Full Fact series on the 2019 general election, answering your questions about the election, from claims the main parties are making to what …

Sajid Javid said on 5 December that homelessness has halved under the Conservatives since 2008—is this true?

3 December 2019

No single figure about child poverty tells the whole story

Based on one of the most comprehensive measures, child poverty fell between 2010 and 2015, but has been rising since. The latest figures suggest it’s now back to roughly what …

No single figure about child poverty tells the whole story

28 November 2019

Angela Rayner uses exaggerated figure for number of WASPI women in poverty

Ms Rayner said millions of women have fallen into poverty because of changes to the pension age. We don’t know the number for certain but it is certainly not millions.

Angela Rayner uses exaggerated figure for number of WASPI women in poverty

9 October 2019

Claim about UK wealth and poverty is flawed

The UK is the sixth- or ninth-richest country in terms of GDP, and the 20th- or 27th-richest in terms of GDP per capita.

Claim about UK wealth and poverty is flawed

27 September 2019

Poverty in the UK: a guide to the facts and figures

How many people are in poverty in the UK, and how has this been changing in recent years?

Poverty in the UK: a guide to the facts and figures

17 June 2019

Labour's record on inequality and social mobility: 1997 to 2010

In a video on Labour's inequality record Tony Blair lists statistics on topics from the NHS to poverty. The figures are all broadly correct, but also don't include overall income …

Labour's record on inequality and social mobility: 1997 to 2010

8 March 2019

Period poverty: how widespread is it?

27% of women responding to a survey in Great Britain said they couldn’t afford sanitary products. But it wasn’t designed to be representative and more representative surveys found it's about …

22 February 2019

The estimated number of homeless people in Britain is broadly comparable to the population of Iceland

The calculation includes the number of people living in temporary accommodation, hostels and those sleeping rough.

The estimated number of homeless people in Britain is broadly comparable to the population of Iceland

9 January 2019

The UK’s poverty rate is around average for the EU

UK poverty by one measure is around the EU average. A viral tweet misleadingly suggests the UK poverty rate is much higher by using a different measure for the UK.

The UK’s poverty rate is around average for the EU

Inequality in the UK

Sir Iain Duncan Smith is wrong to say that only 15% of people ever move above low pay

Sajid Javid said on 5 December that homelessness has halved under the Conservatives since 2008—is this true?

No single figure about child poverty tells the whole story

Angela Rayner uses exaggerated figure for number of WASPI women in poverty

Claim about UK wealth and poverty is flawed

Poverty in the UK: a guide to the facts and figures

Labour's record on inequality and social mobility: 1997 to 2010

Period poverty: how widespread is it?

The estimated number of homeless people in Britain is broadly comparable to the population of Iceland

The UK’s poverty rate is around average for the EU

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