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
"Britain is creating more jobs than the 27 other countries of the European Union put together. That means more people with the security of a regular pay packet"—Conservative manifesto "Too … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"With inflation at a record low, the latest OBR forecasts show that living standards will be higher in 2015 than 2010, and are set to grow strongly every year for … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"Under Labour, house building fell to its lowest peacetime level since the 1920s"—Conservative manifesto "Britain is in the midst of the biggest housing crisis in a generation, with the lowest … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"We have delivered over 217,000 new affordable homes since 2010"—Conservative manifesto "Fewer affordable homes are being built"—Labour manifesto "The supply of affordable rented housing has been increasing"—Liberal Democrat manifesto Three … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Key issues Housebuilding has not been keeping up with the rate of demand for a long time. Latest figures show that the rate of house building over time and number … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"Labour put up tax on earnings by £1,895 in real terms for the average household"—Conservative Party press release Labour claimed that the coalition raised taxes by £1,100, and now the … Read
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"Under Labour, for years, 90 per cent of job growth was taken up by foreign workers. With the Conservatives, two-thirds of our job growth now benefits British citizens."—David Cameron in … Read
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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
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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
