Fact checks related to the welfare of the country, the welfare state, state spending, poverty and pensions
Economy, Business & Finance
Citizens Advice and Trussell Trust have called for a pause, and John Major has recommended a review. The number of Conservative MPs calling for a pause is based on reports in the Telegraph. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The share of people getting an advance payment on their first Universal Credit payment is increasing. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Half of council tenants in 105 councils are one month behind in rent, according to research by the Observer. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
According to 2010 research by the Department for Work and Pensions, 1.4 million people were on out of work benefits in nine of the last ten years. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Universal Credit helpline cost up to 9p a minute from a landline and between 3p and 55p per minute from a mobile. The helpline is now being made freephone. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The percentage of people receiving their first universal credit payment within five or six weeks has increased since January. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
How many people will be affected by government proposals to bring forward the rise in the state pension age by seven years? Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The government spends around £50 billion on benefits which either go wholly or in part to disabled people, people with health conditions and their carers, including housing benefit and income support. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A greater share of people claiming disability benefits because of mental health conditions are receiving the higher rate, but that doesn’t mean that those claiming these benefits are all better off. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Conservatives have introduced a two-child cap on Child Tax Credit, which includes an exception for conception during non-consensual sex or sex in an abusive relationship. Read
