Fact checks related to the welfare of the country, the welfare state, state spending, poverty and pensions
Economy, Business & Finance
The new benefit cap is introduced on 7 November 2016. We look whether it affects single mothers, large families and those with higher rents more than others. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Institute for Fiscal Studies said that the benefit cap used to almost exclusively affect families with a lot of children or high rents, but not any more. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A survey found that 39% of homeless people had been sanctioned. 21% became homeless because of it. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Since 2010 the government has introduced a number of changes to the welfare system. We looked at how things have changed. Read
Europe
Factchecking the government's EU referendum leaflet on benefits for EU migrants. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We’ve looked into claims comparing the number of benefit fraud and tax evasion investigators. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Competing claims about spending on disability benefits count different types of disability benefits. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
There have been conflicting claims over whether Universal Credit will "make work pay". Read
The Mail on Sunday claims to have unearthed figures suggesting that 3,200 parents of ADHD children are receiving taxpayer-funded cars. Is this really the case? Read
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