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Spending Review 2025

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Spending Review 2025: What it means and why it matters

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We take a closer look at the Spending Review and what the policies mean for public services, investment and the wider economy.

12 June 2025

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Our interactive tool lets you be the Chancellor. Change spending plans, set tax policies and see how your choices impact borrowing and debt.

10 April 2024

Popularity of new childcare entitlements could leave spending much higher than initially forecast

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New childcare entitlements have proven popular – meaning spending from 2026 onwards could be £1 billion higher than originally forecast.

12 June 2025

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Latest working papers

Our IFS working paper series publishes academic papers by staff and IFS associates.

Female genital cutting and the slave trade

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We investigate the historical origins of female genital cutting (FGC) and how FGC is associated with the Red Sea route of the African slave trade.

10 May 2025

The health effects of universal early childhood interventions: evidence from Sure Start

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We estimate the health impacts of Sure Start, a universal integrated ECI in England, from infancy to adolescence.

9 May 2025

Measuring cost of living inequality during an inflation surge

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We provide new evidence that inflation inequality surged during the 2021–2023 cost-of living crisis.

9 May 2025

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Our staff and associates contribute papers to leading academic journals.

Future challenges for health and social care provision in the UK

journal articleOxford Review of Economic Policy

We consider recent trends in health and social care productivity and the scope for future improvements.

6 June 2025

The future of public pension provision in the UK: challenges and trade-offs

journal articleOxford Review of Economic Policy

The UK state pension system faces significant challenges given the country’s ageing population, but it is crucial for retirement finances.

6 June 2025

The impact of work on cognition and physical disability: Evidence from English women

journal articleLabour Economics

We show that remaining in work has significant positive causal effects on the average cognition and physical mobility of older women in England.

13 May 2025

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IFS Deaton Review: Inequalities in the 21st Century special session at the RES 2025 Annual Conference

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This year's RES Conference features a special session on the IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities with key IFS contributors to the review.

16 June 2025

Call for papers: 7th World Bank/ODI Global/IFS Public Finance Conference

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We are pleased to announce the 7th World Bank/ODI Global/IFS Public Finance Conference, taking place in London, UK, on September 25-26, 2025.

2 April 2025

Helen Miller appointed as new Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies

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The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) is delighted to announce that Helen Miller has been appointed as its next Director.

20 March 2025

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Featured researchers

IFS has a strong record in training excellent social scientists, some of whom continue to work at IFS for many years; others go on to use the skills they have acquired in academia, policymaking, business or the media.

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Tao Chen

PhD Scholar

Tao is a PhD Scholar working on consumer demand estimation and economic measurement of inflation inequality.

Magdalena Domínguez

Senior Research Economist

Magdalena is a Senior Research Economist at the IFS. Her research focuses on issues related to the economics of crime, networks & place-based policies

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71: working papers written by IFS authors in 2024
102: journal articles published by IFS authors in 2024. Over the past decade we have had 47 articles in the top five economics journals
71,967: mentions in the UK media in 2024
270: mentions in parliamentary debates in 2024
368: UK government policy documents that cited IFS and its research in 2024

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