Carl Emmerson

On average, women who remained in work for longer following increases in the state pension age saw improved cognition and less physical disability.

Public finance data out today show that borrowing overshot the official forecast made at last month's Spring Statement by £15 billion.

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

How do people draw on their private pension wealth in retirement, how might this change in future, and what risks do they face?

What policies might help people manage their defined contribution pension wealth in later life? 

At this online event IFS researchers will present their initial analysis of the Chancellor's Spring Statement.

Our new report finds that a major recent revision by the ONS to official estimates of household wealth is fundamentally flawed. 

A recent change in ONS methodology reduced measured household wealth by over £2 trillion. But is the new approach an improvement?

Today, the Office for National Statistics published new figures on government revenues, spending and borrowing.

One key question is whether those forecasts put the Chancellor on track to miss her fiscal rules. This is by no means guaranteed.

What are the Chancellor’s options if – and it is very much an if – the upcoming Spring Forecast puts her on track to miss her fiscal targets?

Without policy action, many will end up with their savings scattered across several small private pension pots by the time they reach retirement.

What are the consequences of the proliferation of deferred small pension pots and what are the merits of different potential policy responses?

How do changes in UK government revenues over time compare with what has been seen in other advanced countries?

If a recent rise in borrowing costs proved persistent, it will make it even harder for the Chancellor to continue to meet her main fiscal rule. 

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

A report suggests targeted support in means-tested benefits could ease impacts of a higher state pension age on vulnerable groups.

This IFS Pensions Review report sets out issues with the current means-tested benefit system for those approaching the state pension age and beyond.