Allocating taxes to households : a methodology

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Biggest welfare saving fiscal events (policy measures targeted at working-age and children)

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Today it was confirmed that the changes to welfare represent a £4.2bn net saving by 2029-30 (2025-26 prices). 

26 March 2025

Simulated list size and performance against the 18-week target under a variety of treatment growth rate assumptions

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Although performance improves in each case, in none of our scenarios does performance reach the 92% target by the end of the parliament. 

20 March 2025

Two-child limit mitigation in Scotland would help larger poor families but policy design could harm work incentives

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Mitigating the two-child limit policy would be an effective way to reduce child poverty, but designing an effective policy is not straightforward. 

14 March 2025

Policy analysis

How can people be better helped to draw on their pension wealth in retirement?

event 1 April 2025 at 10:00

This online event will present new analysis of the way in which defined contribution pension wealth is currently being accessed.

Public sector net financial liabilities: out-turn and official forecasts

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Debt is forecast to stabilise by 2027-28, meeting the debt rule by a narrow margin of £15 billion.

26 March 2025

Tax revenues as a share of national income: out-turn and official forecasts

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Taxes as a share of national income are set to rise above 37%, their highest-ever share.

26 March 2025

Academic research

Why do couples and singles save during retirement? Household heterogeneity and its aggregate implications

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We find that most households save more for medical expenses than for bequests but that richer households and couples save more for bequests. 

1 March 2025

Does the reference period matter when evaluating the effect of SNAP on food insecurity?

journal article

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the cornerstone food assistance program in the United States.

1 December 2024

Specialised courts and the reporting of intimate partner violence: Evidence from Spain

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We assess the effect of the creation of specialised courts on the reporting of IPV (intimate partner violence), and the incidence of IPV in Spain.

1 November 2024