The Schools Bill: what's changing and why? podcast<p class="p1">The bill aims to improve education and social care for children. But will it work?</p>11 March 2025
Family values: inheritance, inequality and social mobility podcast<p><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;">Wealth concentration among baby boomers and stagnant earnings are driving the rise of the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’, affecting social mobility.</span></p>3 March 2025
How important is the OBR forecast? podcast<p>The OBR forecast will underpin the Chancellor’s decisions at the next Spring Forecast.</p>12 February 2025
Spring Forecast 2025: IFS analysis event 27 March 2025 <p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(37, 61, 64);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"DM Serif Text", serif;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">At this online event IFS researchers will present their initial analysis of the Chancellor's Spring Forecast.</span></p>
How can people be better helped to draw on their pension wealth in retirement? event 1 April 2025 <p><span data-teams="true">This online event will present new analysis of the way in which defined contribution pension wealth is currently being accessed.</span></p>
IFS residential conference 2025: How do we build a business tax system for the 21st century? conference 3 April 2025 <p>This conference, in association with <a href="https://www.deloitte.co.uk">Deloitte</a>, will discuss the UK business tax system in the context of the new Corporate Tax Roadmap.</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.
Growth in number of homes and population between 1996 and 2021 by English region Published on 1 August 2024 London is the only region where population growth has significantly outpaced growth in housing supply. Business and investment Housing
Housing supply elasticities and percentage changes in number of properties and house prices across England, 1996 to 2021 data item The responsiveness of housing supply to local demand is highest in the East of England and lowest in and around London and in the North-West. 22 November 2024
How have local house prices and house building changed across England? calculator See how house prices and house building have changed in your area, and compare how responsive building has been to prices in areas across England. 22 November 2024
How is tax damaging the housing market? podcast We discuss how taxes like capital gains, stamp duty, and council tax impact the housing market, affecting affordability, renting, and homeownership. 18 December 2024
How can policy boost productivity growth? conference 25 March 2025 at 09:30 At this policy conference, four panels of experts will give their perspectives and recommendations on four key areas of the UK’s productivity problem.
Share of 25- to 34-year-olds living with parents up by over a third since the mid 2000s press release The rise in people living with their parents has been concentrated among those in their late 20s and varies substantially by ethnicity. 11 January 2025
Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2024 report How do rising mortgage rates and differential inflation affect incomes and poverty? How have incomes and poverty changed for pensioners? 25 July 2024
The determinants of local housing supply in England working paper We estimate local housing supply elasticities for 325 local authorities and 6,788 census tract areas in England. 4 February 2025
Tax preferences and housing affordability: Exploration using a life-cycle model working paper We present a dynamic life-cycle model of demand for housing, including owner occupied housing, investment property and liquid assets. 21 October 2024
The determinants of local housing supply in England working paper We estimate local housing supply elasticities for 325 local authorities and 6,788 census tract areas in England. 1 August 2024
