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28 April 2017

BBC Question Time, factchecked

We factchecked claims on public support for a "hard Brexit", pensioner incomes, pensioner poverty, and food banks. Read

Analysis
28 April 2017

Economy, Business & Finance

How many people use food banks?

We don’t know how many people use food banks in total. The Trussell Trust, which is estimated to run around half of all food banks in the UK, says it had around 560,000 people using its services. Read

Fact check
28 April 2017

Economy, Business & Finance

Pensioners in poverty

Latest figures suggest two million pensioners are in relative poverty, but the rate is much lower than it was decades ago. Read

Fact check
26 April 2017

Prime Minister's Questions, factchecked

We factchecked claims about NHS pay rises, the cost of living, the pensions record of Labour and the Conservatives, A&E waiting times and affordable housing. Read

Analysis

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