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24 May 2022

Was the Attorney General right to say that a single mother will be £1,600 better off?

Suella Braverman told the Question Time audience that a single mother in certain circumstances would be £1,600 better off this year compared with last year, because of government support.

Was the Attorney General right to say that a single mother will be £1,600 better off?

1 April 2022

2,612% rise in food bank use under David Cameron needs context

The Trussell Trust did provide about 27 times more food parcels at the end of David Cameron’s time in office than it had at the beginning—but this doesn’t mean food …

2,612% rise in food bank use under David Cameron needs context

25 March 2022

The House of Lords’ daily allowance is about what Universal Credit pays in a month—but peers don’t get it every day

This is the daily allowance for doing parliamentary work in the House. However, not all Lords can claim it, or do.

The House of Lords’ daily allowance is about what Universal Credit pays in a month—but peers don’t get it every day

17 September 2021

Universal Credit: Do politicians' claims about working more hours add up?

The Conservatives and Labour gave very different figures for how much longer claimants would have to work to offset the end of the £20 uplift

Universal Credit: Do politicians' claims about working more hours add up?

29 October 2020

£24,000 doesn’t represent what most Universal Credit claimants receive

Lee Anderson MP used the figure to argue against all Universal Credit claimants being entitled to free school meals.

£24,000 doesn’t represent what most Universal Credit claimants receive

27 October 2020

It’s possible to receive financial support above the benefits cap, but this does not apply to the majority of households

Most households receive payments below the benefits cap.

It’s possible to receive financial support above the benefits cap, but this does not apply to the majority of households

8 October 2020

This viral post on benefits and tax avoidance is inaccurate

It underestimates the spending on benefits for people seeking asylum and uses a disputed estimate of the tax gap to talk about tax avoidance.

This viral post on benefits and tax avoidance is inaccurate

5 August 2020

Universal Credit monthly allowance is more than House of Lords daily allowance – for now

Temporary increases to Universal Credit introduced because of the coronavirus pandemic mean the monthly allowance is now higher than the daily allowance for peers in the House of Lords.

Universal Credit monthly allowance is more than House of Lords daily allowance – for now

15 May 2020

Claims about who’s paid by the state aren’t very meaningful

People can be supported by the state in lots of ways, by employment, benefits or pensions.

Claims about who’s paid by the state aren’t very meaningful

25 February 2020

Some pensioners will lose £70 a week, but Boris Johnson didn’t introduce the change

Some pensioners will lose £70 a week under reforms set out in 2007 Pensions Act.

Some pensioners will lose £70 a week, but Boris Johnson didn’t introduce the change

Universal Credit

Was the Attorney General right to say that a single mother will be £1,600 better off?

2,612% rise in food bank use under David Cameron needs context

The House of Lords’ daily allowance is about what Universal Credit pays in a month—but peers don’t get it every day

Universal Credit: Do politicians' claims about working more hours add up?

£24,000 doesn’t represent what most Universal Credit claimants receive

It’s possible to receive financial support above the benefits cap, but this does not apply to the majority of households

This viral post on benefits and tax avoidance is inaccurate

Universal Credit monthly allowance is more than House of Lords daily allowance – for now

Claims about who’s paid by the state aren’t very meaningful

Some pensioners will lose £70 a week, but Boris Johnson didn’t introduce the change

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