We check facts about the UK economy. This includes money issues like prices, taxes, jobs, people out of work, and housing. We also look at how these things are different in each part of the UK.
Economy, Business & Finance
They've been called 'flexible' by some and 'exploitative' by others, but what are zero hour contracts? What rights do people employed on them have? And how many people are on them anyway? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Claims about food banks are not new. But since they were brought up by Jeremy Paxman in the 'Battle for Number 10' interviews, we've seen a range of claims about … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The latest figures on people in work are out today, with new data up to February 2015. Here's what we've learned so far. There are now over 31 million people … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
There's no single measure of living standards. Different measures look at different groups of people, different income sources and adjust for inflation in different ways. Wages are growing in real … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The PM was interviewed on the Andrew Marr show this morning. We've factchecked some of the claims about housing, tax, welfare, and jobs. "[In] 2011, you relaunched the Right to … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
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
Economy, Business & Finance
The majority of employers pay arrears after receiving a formal notice of underpayment. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"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 … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"The North East is smaller in terms of overall population, but the jobs growth has been faster in the North East than in the rest of the country"—Matthew Hancock, 13 … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The first page of Labour's manifesto is out a bit earlier than the rest. It contains one commitment we're likely to hear heavily debated in the next three and a bit weeks: Read
