Economy, Business & Finance
Welfare reform: explained
A guide to how much the UK spends on welfare, the impact of recent reforms, and how the main parties propose to address future issues. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
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.
What’s happening to the ‘tax burden’?
Labour and the Conservatives made seemingly contrasting claims about the previous government’s record on tax and the so-called ‘tax burden’. Read
Analysis
Unpacking the numbers on the impact of the ‘Triple Lock Plus’
Reports of the Conservatives’ proposed pension policy include different estimates of its impact. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Spring Budget 2024: fact checked
We take a look at some of the chancellor’s claims in the Spring Budget. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Has the government failed in its pledge to grow the economy?
We’ve taken a look at what the latest GDP figures mean for the Prime Minister’s pledge to “grow the economy”. Read
Analysis
Rishi Sunak’s New Year speech fact checked
We’ve looked at some of the claims made by the PM in his first speech of 2023. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
How the media misreported the '£2,500 energy bill cap'
Our analysis using Full Fact’s AI media-monitoring software has found more than 100 potentially misleading claims about the government’s Energy Price Guarantee—which is a cap on prices, not bills. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
Would Liz Truss’s plans for regional pay boards have saved £8.8 billion?
We look at the detail of the Conservative leadership candidate’s proposals for public sector pay, which she has now dropped after criticism. Read
Analysis
Economy, Business & Finance
June’s pay figures: explained
Figures published by the ONS showing a 2.2% fall in earnings do not account for bonuses, although there are a number of different figures available. Read
Analysis
Boris Johnson claim about HGV driver visas sparks confusion
The Prime Minister told a BBC journalist that 127 HGV drivers had applied for short-term visas. But the government’s bizarrely refused to explain how that figure is calculated. Read
Analysis
