Fact checks around claims made and misinformation about the Universal Credit programme
Economy, Business & Finance
Suella Braverman told the Question Time audience that a single mother in certain circumstances would be £1,600 better off this year compared with last year, because of government support. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Trussell Trust did provide about 27 times more food parcels at the end of David Cameron’s time in office than it had at the beginning—but this doesn’t mean food insecurity rose that much. Read
This is the daily allowance for doing parliamentary work in the House. However, not all Lords can claim it, or do. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Conservatives and Labour gave very different figures for how much longer claimants would have to work to offset the end of the £20 uplift Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Lee Anderson MP used the figure to argue against all Universal Credit claimants being entitled to free school meals. Read
Most households receive payments below the benefits cap. Read
It underestimates the spending on benefits for people seeking asylum and uses a disputed estimate of the tax gap to talk about tax avoidance. Read
Temporary increases to Universal Credit introduced because of the coronavirus pandemic mean the monthly allowance is now higher than the daily allowance for peers in the House of Lords. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
People can be supported by the state in lots of ways, by employment, benefits or pensions. Read
Some pensioners will lose £70 a week under reforms set out in 2007 Pensions Act. Read
