Why is the government reforming health-related benefits? podcast<p>We discuss the government's welfare reforms aimed at helping sick and disabled people into work, and what the changes mean for health-related benefits</p>14 May 2025
What's the future of corporation tax? podcast<p><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;">Corporation tax was introduced 60 years ago. Despite many predictions of its decline, it is now forecast to raise record amounts. </span></p>10 April 2025
Spring Statement 2025: IFS Zooms In podcast<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(13, 13, 13);counter-reset:list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0;cursor:text;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"> What were the decisions and trade-offs made by Chancellor Reeves?</p>27 March 2025
From Sure Start to Family Hubs: how can evidence best inform policymaking for joined up family support in the early years? conference 22 May 2025 <p>This event will explore the evidence and policy landscape around early years family support. It will also mark the launch of a new report from IFS.</p>
A look ahead to the 2025 Spending Review event 2 June 2025 <p><span data-teams="true">At this online event, researchers will present what the key choices will be at the Spending Review.</span></p>
Spending Review 2025: IFS analysis event 12 June 2025 <p>At this online event, <span class="TextRun SCXW147924733 BCX8 NormalTextRun" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-user-drag:none;font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-ligatures:none !important;line-height:20.85px;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US">IFS researchers will present their overnight analysis of the Spending Review.</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.
Election 2024 Working-age disability benefit caseload Published on 24 June 2024 Reducing spending on working-age disability benefits by £12bn would equate to 1.6 million claimants (38%) losing an average of £7,500 a year each. Poverty, inequality and social mobility Taxes and benefits Benefits Working age benefits Disability
Why is the government reforming health-related benefits? podcast We discuss the government's welfare reforms aimed at helping sick and disabled people into work, and what the changes mean for health-related benefits 14 May 2025
Spring Statement 2025: IFS Zooms In podcast What were the decisions and trade-offs made by Chancellor Reeves? 27 March 2025
Biggest welfare saving fiscal events (policy measures targeted at working-age and children) data item Today it was confirmed that the changes to welfare represent a £4.2bn net saving by 2029-30 (2025-26 prices). 26 March 2025
The relationship between NHS waiting lists and health-related benefit claims report Have increases in NHS waiting lists and waiting times contributed to the growing number of people claiming working-age health-related benefits? 2 May 2025
Expanding winter fuel payment eligibility comment In this comment we consider what options the government has to expand WFP eligibility 21 May 2025
Working in your 60s: a way to stay young for some comment On average, women who remained in work for longer following increases in the state pension age saw improved cognition and less physical disability. 13 May 2025
The menopause "penalty" working paper We show that a menopause diagnosis leads to lasting drops in earnings and employment, alongside greater reliance on social transfers. 21 March 2025
The welfare effects of price shocks and household relief packages: Evidence from an energy crisis working paper How should governments respond to rapid increases in the cost of living driven by shocks to the prices of staple goods? 31 January 2025
The impact of work on cognition and physical disability: Evidence from English women journal article 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
