Claim: The Conservatives have pushed millions of people into poverty after 12 years in government.
Fact-check: The number of people in poverty has remained relatively stable since 2010 - Full Fact
Verdict: the snp says this claim refers to the total number in poverty now, not how the figures have changed. the most recent government stats show in 2020/21 between 8.8 million and 13.4 million people lived in low income households, depending on the metric used. these numbers have remained relatively stable since 2010, with some measures showing a drop.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2022-06-28T00:00:00