Editorial standards

Editorial and corrections policy

Affordit publishes practical planning guidance. This policy explains how we choose topics, support financial claims, review content and respond when something needs correcting.

Written by the Affordit Editorial Team

Affordit guidance and product content

Published 17 July 2026Updated 17 July 2026Reviewed 17 July 2026

How topics are selected

We prioritise questions that help people understand the practical cost, monthly pressure and uncertainty around a significant financial decision. Search demand can inform priorities, but a page must still provide distinct user value.

How claims are checked

Statutory thresholds, government schemes and regulated concepts are checked against authoritative sources. We prefer GOV.UK, HMRC, the Student Loans Company, the FCA, MoneyHelper, the Bank of England, the ONS and official scheme documentation.

Human review and automated tools

Automated tools may help with research, consistency checks or drafting. A human reviews final published content for usefulness, factual support, limitations and tone. Automated output is not published as authoritative merely because a tool produced it.

Review timing

Content is reviewed when a material rule changes, a source is updated, a user reports a concern or a risk-based review identifies a need. We do not promise an arbitrary schedule that cannot be maintained.

Commercial independence

Commercial relationships do not determine Affordit scores, confidence or guidance ranking. Editorial and decision logic are kept separate from any optional future partner layer.

Dates

Published dates reflect first publication. Modified dates change only after a substantive update. A reviewed date indicates that the page and relevant sources were checked, even if no material rewrite was needed.

Corrections process

Report a suspected error to support@eleniq.com with the page URL and a description of the concern.

We assess the source, user impact and whether the issue is factual, methodological or presentational. Material errors are corrected promptly once verified. The modified date changes for a substantive correction; the original publication date remains. Changes to statutory thresholds are checked against the relevant official source.

Major methodology changes are reflected on How Affordit makes decisions. Minor spelling or formatting changes do not create a misleading new review date.