Fact checks including the impact of immigration on health, legal and prison services in the UK
Immigration
The ONS actually projects that 10.4 million will immigrate to the UK between this year and mid-2036. Read
A Facebook post contains a number of claims about Muslims in Britain that are either wrong or unevidenced. Read
Not every asylum seeker is eligible for support payments, and those that are receive much less than has been claimed on Facebook. Read
Immigration
6.5 million migrants have joined GP surgeries in the decade from 2007, but not all of them are here long-term and some were double counted. Read
This viral image claims that pensioners can collect just a fifth of the benefits ‘illegal immigrants’ and refugees can. But how much can each group really get? Read
Health
There were reportedly 100,000 vacancies in NHS trusts in England between October-December 2017. Home Office caps on visa numbers mean some international doctors cannot enter the UK to work. Read
Crime
There were 4,000 EU nationals in prison in England and Wales at the end of 2017, and over 9,000 foreign prisoners overall. It’s not easy to determine the cost of these prisoners to the taxpayer. Read
Health
In December 2017, a non-EEA junior doctor needed to be earning £55,000 in order to get a visa for the UK. Read
Immigration
We've factchecked claims from Theresa May's speech at the Conservative party manifesto launch. Read
Immigration
This is plausible, although we can’t be certain about immigrants’ housing needs and there’s not enough clear research that would give us better figures. Read
