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
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
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 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
Economy, Business & Finance
"In this five years, the national debt has doubled, from £850 billion to £1.5 trillion"—Nigel Farage, 2 April 2015 "Mr Cameron will NOT admit that his party has DOUBLED the … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Conservatives have promised to continue the current freeze in regulated rail fares for the next five years. This means that while those rail fares will still increase, they won't … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"I would like to see us double the number of first-time buyers up to half a million [per year]. That is the kind of level we saw in the 1980s."—George … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
UK house prices have more than trebled in the past 20 years (ONS basis) Fewer under-25s are buying homes, while houses are more expensive for first-time buyers relative to their … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"Families will be £1100 a year worse off on average because of this Tory Chancellor's choices."—Ed Balls The message is clear; the tax and benefits changes brought in over the … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Labour Party will today outline plans to fund 125,000 new homes over the course of the next Parliament using money saved in the Help to Buy ISAs announced by … Read
