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Labour MP Frank Field has claimed that one in five unemployed households contain a member who has never had a job. He has also claimed that one in five households has never had any employment. Are either of these claims true? Read
The Times reports that councils are owed £465 million in residential care fees. Are the figures in the article accurate, and does it matter? Read
Newsnight last week considered the impact of immigration on the number of jobs going for young people. But are rising youth unemployment and increasing numbers of foreign born workers in jobs necessarily linked? Read
According to several papers today a new 'hotline' for the public to report suspicions about illegal immigrants has been flooded with calls, with one allegation made every six minutes. Is this true? Read
The Energy Secretary and his Shadow debated the Government's plans for tackling fuel poverty yesterday. But is Labour's Caroline Flint "not living in the real world" for thinking that the last Government lifted a million households out of fuel poverty? Read
Earlier this week Full Fact pointed out that the Metro, Times and i newspapers had all misreported the Royal College of Nursing's report on cuts to nursing jobs. Today, the … Read
According to the media, public sector workers are 60% more likely to be absent from work due to illness than those in the private sector. Is there 'no reason' for this, as one commentator said? Read
Lord Digby Jones says that UK Trade and Investment generates £19 for every £1 of taxpayers money spent, but is this true? Read
Businessman Sir Tom Hunter sparked a debate about the 'benefits culture' north of the border over the weekend, when he claimed in his Sunday Times column that the Scottish welfare … Read
Today the Government announced that families are to be given 'personal budgets' for their children with Special Educational Needs (SEN). The reforms are also expected to reduce the number of … Read
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