Distribution of households affected by two-child limit; universal credit claimants with children; and all households with children, by equivalised income decile

Understand this issue

How to reduce child poverty: compare the policy options

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Use these charts to compare policies for reducing child poverty and to examine how child poverty rates have changed over time across different groups.

3 October 2024

What does the Budget mean for the UK?

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We discuss the Chancellor's first Budget and what impact the changes could have.

31 October 2024

How can government reduce child poverty?

podcast

We're exploring why there's been an increase in child poverty since 2010 and options the government has to reduce this.

3 October 2024

Policy analysis

Impact of reforms on annual disposable household income, 2024–25 to 2029–30

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On top of inherited plans, personal tax and benefit measures will on average reduce incomes by £1,400 over this parliament. 

31 October 2024

Green Budget 2024: Full report

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The new Chancellor faces a difficult fiscal inheritance. Her choices on tax and spending at this first Budget could define the rest of the parliament.

10 October 2024

Challenges for the means-tested benefit system for older people

event 11 December 2024 at 10:00

At this online event, IFS researchers will present new research highlighting key issues with the benefit system around retirement age.

Academic research

Wage effects of means-tested transfers: Incidence implications of using firms as intermediaries

working paper

We show that how countries disburse tax credits matters for economic incidence by exploiting reform to the disbursement of child benefits in Argentina

22 October 2024

Hours of work and the long-run effects of in-work transfers

journal article

We find that reforms incentivising full-time work can significantly boost incomes, including for poorer households, as well as enhance overall welfare

21 August 2024

Cheapflation and the rise of inflation inequality

working paper

Using household scanner data for fast-moving consumer goods, we show that this was accompanied by historically high rates of inflation inequality.

14 August 2024