Fact checks related to the cost of living in the UK
A social media post claimed 25% of your electricity bill is linked to Net Zero. Our analysis of Ofgem figures suggests this isn’t correct, but estimates vary depending on what costs are counted as Net Zero-related. Read
Labour’s claim about the impact of Conservative spending plans is speculative and based on several uncertain assumptions. Read
We’ve crunched the numbers on the Labour party’s calculations about the cost of living pressures faced by “typical families” since 2019. Read
Health
Although the basic pay of first-year doctors in England did rise by that much last year, most junior doctors had a pay uplift of less than 10%. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Disposable household income has increased in real terms under the Conservative party, but it’s also true that real income growth has been weaker than levels seen under the last Labour government. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Earlier this week both the Prime Minister and the chancellor compared the impact of reducing inflation to implementing a tax cut. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Contrasting claims about wage growth have been made on social media following the release of new data. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
It’s not necessarily the case that lower inflation means things cost less than before. Kantar’s data shows prices are still rising, but less steeply than previously. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Kim Johnson MP tweeted that the number of children in poverty has increased from 2.6 million to 4.2 million since 2010. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A figure quoted by the Deputy PM actually refers to the difference between what a minimum wage earner pays now, and what they’d be paying if tax thresholds had risen with inflation since 2010. Read
