Economy, Business & Finance
Is the deficit down by two thirds?
Between 2009/10 and 2015/16 public sector net borrowing decreased from 9.9% of GDP to 3.8%, or by around two thirds. Read
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Are six million people earning less than the living wage?
Close but not quite. Around six million jobs pay less than the voluntary living wage calculated by the Living Wage Foundation. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
4 million people taken out of income tax
Increases to the personal allowance have meant about 4 million fewer people had to pay income tax in 2015/16 than did in 2010/11. Read
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Have wages fallen in the past ten years?
Adjusted for inflation, the official headline measure of median wages has. Read
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Immigration
Are one in nine UK workers migrants?
About one in nine were foreign nationals in 2016. About one in six were born outside the UK. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Are 40% of welfare claimants pensioners?
There aren't readily-available estimates for the proportion of all welfare claimants who are pensioners or of working age. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Unemployment under Labour
The number of people unemployed in the UK was higher at the end of the last Labour government than at the start Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Will a hard Brexit cost £100 billion?
The most recent figures can’t tell us how much of an impact Brexit has had on the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecast for public sector debt. Read
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Education
Free school meals and educational performance
A pilot programme rolling out free school meals for all primary school pupils in certain areas had promising results, although researchers say it’s not conclusive. Read
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Is it a crime to be poor?
Court orders used to tackle rough sleeping can lead to criminal penalties. Read
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