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
This week the Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary hit out at the government, accusing it of £1.4 billion worth of waste in the welfare budget. The government called the claims "laughable". Who's right on the money? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
There has been conflicting data reported in newspapers this week on the state of the UK property market. What explains the differences? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
As Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks was said to have criticised the government this morning over its failure to do enough to encourage marriage, £9 billion was quoted as the cost of family breakdown. But does anyone really know what it costs? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Daily Mail says there are 640,000 'Neets' who've never worked. Meanwhile, there are more than half a million job vacancies. Is this evidence that "vast numbers have never learnt the basic work ethic"? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Full Fact's Director Will Moy appeared on the Today Programme this morning just before Sir Andrew Dilnot of the UK Statistics Authority, both talking about how politicians use statistics. If … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Today David Cameron said that shale gas extraction could provide the country with the equivalent of 51 years' gas supply. A prominent scientist previously claimed it would be 25 years. What's the difference? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The TaxPayers' Alliance wants stamp duty on property to be cut, claiming that it's damaging the economy. Is there evidence to suggest that it is hitting the housing market? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Independent today claimed that tenants were being "trapped" by the controversial 'bedroom tax' due to a lack of smaller properties into which they could downsize. What's the evidence for this? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A new report suggests that, in contrast to official estimates, one million people are on so-called 'zero hours' contracts. What does this type of contract involve, and what's the controversy around their use? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
According to Melanie Phillips, 'boomophobes' are unfairly blaming older generations of dumping "intolerable economic burdens upon the young". Is this true? Full Fact looks at the over 65s' contribution to our economy. Read
