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The BBC is reporting this morning that the government's welfare cap - introduced in the 2014 Budget - could be breached as a result of rising Employment and Support Allowance … Read
Some government officials - including Ministers - are routinely given early access to certain official figures. People with 'pre-release access' must not — by law — disclose either the numbers … Read
This graph is a favourite of the Department for Work and Pensions, and routinely takes the top spot on the department's own website when employment figures come out: It's perfectly … Read
Education
The Department of Education yesterday announced the approval of a further 38 free schools. Now totaling 331 open or approved free schools, the Department has said these schools are twice … Read
On the weekly Call Clegg session on LBC radio this morning, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg was asked for a reaction to reports this morning that numbers in poverty have … Read
The Daily Mail reported that missed GP appointments cost the NHS £160m a year. The only source we can find for this figure is a decade old. Read
Crime
As the Chief Inspector of prisons criticises the current lack of resources in the Prison Service, we take a look at the numbers behind the story. Read
Health
Comments by the Health Secretary have sparked a debate about charging patients for doctors' appointments. But how common are missed slots, and how much do they cost the health service? Read
The Telegraph reported this morning that house prices have risen to ten times the average salary, which could make it "almost impossible for first-time buyers without access to the 'bank … Read
Health
We factchecked whether migrants will now be paying for the NHS. Read
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