Prices

12 January 2024

Eligibility criteria for prepayment fuel vouchers vary

Fuel vouchers to help struggling prepay energy customers do exist, but a charity which organises them says a viral Facebook post’s explanation is misleading.

18 July 2023

Sky News article wrongly claims falling inflation figures mean decline in checkout costs

It’s not necessarily the case that lower inflation means things cost less than before. Kantar’s data shows prices are still rising, but less steeply than previously.

14 February 2023

Liberal Democrat analysis of Rishi Sunak’s first 100 days contains several flaws

The party claimed that an average household got £1,200 poorer during the Prime Minister’s first 100 days. But the calculation that produced this figure is not reliable.

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23 September 2022

Ed Davey left out important context about energy bills

Yes, annual household bills will rise about £500 in October, but people will also receive a £400 discount under the Energy Bills Support Scheme.

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2 September 2022

Telegraph miscalculates the cost of working from home

Its estimate that on average working from home will add £2,500 a year to energy bills was flawed, and there are other questions around its calculations too.

26 August 2022

Labour’s £29 billion plan would not fully cover the cost of freezing the energy price cap

Freezing the price cap would require roughly £8 billion more funding, according to the IFS.

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19 August 2022

Real wages fall sharply—but not by ‘record’ amount when using best measure

When you look at people’s total pay—including bonuses—the most recent fall in real wages is not a record, although it is very large.

16 August 2022

Labour’s energy price freeze: fact checked

There appear to be some errors in the calculations in Labour’s plan to freeze the energy price cap, which might mean that it isn’t “fully-funded” after all.