Can you get £71,000 on benefits?

The podcast episode investigates several claims and statistics in the news. It begins by examining the assertion that a UK household on benefits receives the equivalent of a £71,000 pre-tax income, dissecting the Centre for Social Justice's methodology and comparing it against actual benefit calculations and the impact of disability benefits. The discussion then shifts to a Canadian politician's misstatement about Canada's contribution to global GDP, clarifying the intended comparison with the EU. Finally, the episode addresses a social media claim by Right Said Fred regarding crimes against churches, revealing the statistic's misleading nature by including all places of worship and various non-religiously motivated crimes.