What is the difference between home economics and economics?
Home ecoomics is considered to be a soft option for an As level subject. So is economics the same. And also is economics a soft or good As level choice?

Home economics is related to Life Skills–cooking, balancing your checkbook, sewing, etc.

Economics is the study of markets and money. Supply and demand curves. It is in NO WAY a "soft" class. Econ is hard and uses a lot of math.