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Why we worry about housing: more new households than new homes
England is going to have a projected 220,000 extra households per year between 2012 and 2022. The supply of new housing has fallen far short of that figure—119,000 homes were …
Read more…Election update, 19 April: big interviews and a mixed offering
Several of the major papers' front pages put the election to one side today, while the others are an eclectic mix, ranging from UKIP accusing the BBC of bias to …
Read more…Lord Neuberger unveiled?
'Muslim women should be allowed to wear the veil in court, top judge suggests'—he suggests otherwise.
Read more…Minimum wage prosecutions are rare
The majority of employers pay arrears after receiving a formal notice of underpayment.
Read more…Election update, 18 April: food banks and Coalition planning
The Independent and the i lead with the claim that one million Britons will soon be using food banks. We hope to bring you more on this later today. We …
Read more…Election update, 17 April: debates about the debate
Several of the national newspapers carry coverage of last night's debate between five opposition party leaders. The dynamics of a hung parliament, in which the Labour-SNP relationship could be decisive, …
Read more…Apprenticeships: a qualified success
The government committed to deliver two million apprenticeships by the 2015 general election. The target has been hit, but questions have been raised as to how much it should be …
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9 claims from the challengers' debate, factchecked
Immigration and housing "A rapidly rising population due to open-door immigration, started by Ed Miliband's Labour Party in the late 1990s, has directly contributed towards the housing crisis." - Nigel …
Read more…Faulty figures or misinterpretation? EU migration predictions under Labour
"You were predicting figures of between 5,000 and 13,000 immigrants a year from the expansion of the EU in 2004 and actually something like 400,000 people came in" — Jeremy …
Read more…Election update, 16 April: spending pledges and primary school offer day
The Mirror leads with a claim by Labour that "Cam's bribes" will cost every family £1,439 a year. Or is it £1,493 (which the online version of the article says)? …
Read more…Election update, 15 April: The Lib Dems and UKIP manifestos launch
Manifestos from the Liberal Democrats and UKIP are due to be published later this morning. We'll be factchecking the headline claims from both and we'll continue our analysis of the …
Read more…How many young people could benefit from Help-to-Rent?
"around two million young working adults still live with their parents despite being in paid work." Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrat press release, 10 April 2015. The Liberal Democrats have proposed …
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