Inheritance tax rises and the Budget: who's affected? podcast<p>We discuss how inheritance tax actually changed in the budget, who will be affected and whether it was a good idea.</p>15 November 2024
How big are the UK's demographic challenges? podcast<p>With birth rates at record lows, we ask what the implications are for the UK and how it might impact the public finances.</p>8 November 2024
What does the Budget mean for the UK? podcast<p>We discuss the Chancellor's first Budget and what impact the changes could have.</p>31 October 2024
IFS recruitment event: Summer students event 2 December 2024 <p>We're offer an opportunity to meet current IFS staff and find out more about our summer placement scheme for current university students.</p>
Challenges for the means-tested benefit system for older people event 11 December 2024 <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">At this online event, IFS researchers will present new research highlighting key issues with the benefit system around retirement age.</span></p>
Jobs landing page<p>At IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to foster a respectful and inclusive working environment.</p>20 July 2022
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
Autumn Budget 2024 Average annual change in real household disposable income by parliament Published on 30 October 2024 The forecast for the current parliament suggests that it will be the second worst on record for household income growth. Employment and income Living standards
Don’t cheer end of earnings squeeze: there is more pain to come comment Paul Johnson writes for The Times on the pain to come for households and the public finances. 19 June 2023
We must act now to prevent a real pensions crisis developing in future comment "If we are to avoid sleepwalking into a future much worse than the present, we need to start acting now." Paul Johnson writes for the Times. 24 April 2023
Public finances may be improving, but personal circumstances certainly are not comment "Don’t be lulled into thinking we have reached the bottom of hole into which living standards have been sliding. We almost certainly haven’t." 27 February 2023
How do the last five years measure up on levelling up? report How well – or badly – has the UK fared on the 12 levelling up missions? We examine early progress and the scale of the challenge ahead. 19 June 2024
Impact of reforms on annual disposable household income, 2024–25 to 2029–30 data item On top of inherited plans, personal tax and benefit measures will on average reduce incomes by £1,400 over this parliament. 31 October 2024
Pressures on public sector pay report Over a fifth of government spending goes on pay. We examine recruitment and retention challenges which mean that pressures could mount going forward. 27 September 2024
The intergenerational elasticity of earnings: Exploring the mechanisms working paper We use data covering a single cohort’s first 55 years of life to explain the differences in the intergenerational elasticity of earnings. 3 June 2024
Insurance, redistribution, and the inequality of lifetime income working paper This paper studies how the tax-and-transfer system mitigates income inequalities over the lifetime, which can lead to disparities in living standards. 2 November 2023
Very weak income growth for poor pensioners has meant rising pensioner poverty since 2011 press release This report examines the key trends in pensioner incomes and poverty over the past two decades. 19 July 2024
