How to fix UK pensions? podcast<p>Can the UK pensions system deliver a decent standard of living in retirement? We explore the challenges and changes needed.</p>4 July 2025
The policy that changed childhood in the UK podcast<p>What was Sure Start, what impact did it have, and why does it still matter? We speak to Christine Farquharson and Ed Balls to find out.</p>26 June 2025
What's gone wrong in the Crown Courts? podcast<p>Delays in serious court cases are at record highs. We ask why the Crown Court backlog is growing—and if more money alone can solve it.</p>19 June 2025
Labour’s first year in power: is this still a mission-driven government? event 15 July 2025 <p>The Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Institute for Government discussed Labour's first year in power at a joint event.</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.
The tax treatment of marriage: what has the Chancellor really achieved? Robinson Robinson Graham Stark Published on 1 May 1988 Health and social care Education and skills Marriage, partnership and cohabitation Gender Family Childcare and early years
Sure Start’s wide-ranging and long-lasting benefits highlight the impact of integrated early years services press release Over the long run, Sure Start’s financial benefits could be twice as high as its costs 22 May 2025
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
Childcare and the early years: what are the new entitlements and how will they be delivered? explainer IFS Associate Director Christine Farquharson explains. 1 July 2024
The short- and medium-term effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes report An evaluation of Sure Start’s impacts on education, health, absences, special educational needs, crime and social care, plus a cost–benefit analysis. 22 May 2025
Popularity of new childcare entitlements could leave spending much higher than initially forecast comment New childcare entitlements have proven popular – meaning spending from 2026 onwards could be £1 billion higher than originally forecast. 12 June 2025
What the Spending Review really means for schools comment The next few years are going to be very tight for school budgets and forecasting anything more than a real-terms freeze is highly optimistic. 12 June 2025
Intergenerational altruism and transfers of time and money: a life cycle perspective working paper We find that parental time investments increase children's human capital, but parents also enjoy time spent with children more than work. 1 July 2025
A symposium on poverty, the safety net and child development: preface journal article These papers revise current understanding of the consequences of child poverty and of the role of safety nets for protecting disadvantaged children. 23 June 2025
Theoretical and empirical perspectives on the link between poverty, parenting and children's outcomes journal article We examine different channels through which poverty affects child outcomes, as well as the evidence regarding the magnitude of their impacts. 23 June 2025
