Economy, Business & Finance
DWP figures on benefit claimant deaths: what they do and don't tell us
The Department for Work and Pensions have published data on the benefit claimant deaths. Read our guide to interpreting the figures. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Department for Work and Pensions have published data on the benefit claimant deaths. Read our guide to interpreting the figures. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Department for Work and Pensions says that less than 6% of JSA claimants are sanctioned. An FOI request found a figure of 18%. Which is right? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Prime Minister has said that on average, a woman earns about 80p for every £1 earned by a man. Is he right? Read
Education
We look at how the Higher Education reforms have worked out for students, graduates, universities and the public. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
This article has been updated. Over on our Facebook page, some readers had questions about our roundup of employment figures. Where does the unemployment figure of 1.85 million come from, … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Prime Minister's Questions went in heavy on unemployment and out of work benefits. We've rounded up and checked the claims. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Much of the press says that half of households get more in 'benefits' than they pay in tax. But 'benefits' here includes things like visiting your GP. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
We asked our Facebook followers for suggestions for a factcheck, and this was the lucky winner. What's happened to the minimum wage since it was introduced? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
George Osborne says the government legislated for £21 billion in welfare savings over the last parliament. What actually happened to spending? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
David Cameron says the government's troubled families programme saved £1.2 billion. But we don't know what the effect of the programme actually was. Read