Imran Tahir

This comment analyses the government’s new youth employment package, which expands youth wage subsidies and introduces apprenticeship reforms.

The online launch of 2026 IFS Annual Report on Education Spending in England, funded by the Nuffield Foundation.

Education spending in England is at a crossroads: tight budgets, escalating pressures, and shifting demographics.

This annual report compares spending across different stages of education in England and analyses the pressures and choices facing policymakers.

The White Paper is this government’s most wide-ranging statement on skills policy to date, but as a whole falls well short of a coherent plan.

The government’s White Paper on post-16 skills falls short of a coherent plan. We assess the funding and finance implications of the proposed reforms.

An assessment of the government’s plan to guarantee work placements for long-term unemployed young people.

The chancellor has pledged an extra £1.2 billion annually for FE by 2028-29. But will this be enough to reverse a decade of cuts?

The upcoming Spending Review is likely to involve cuts to many public service budgets. 

This report sets out the context of and choices facing the government on schools and colleges in England ahead of the 2025 Spending Review.

Our latest report on education spending in England shows how further education has faced some of the deepest funding cuts across the education system.

The launch of 2024/25 IFS Annual Report on Education Spending in England, funded by the Nuffield Foundation

New work looks at funding for education in England in 2025–26.

This annual report contains our latest estimates of spending per pupil and resource challenges across different stages of education in England.

This report sets out the financial state of colleges in England since 2010 and analyses the key future challenges they face.

This report sets out the financial state of colleges in England since 2010 and analyses the key future challenges they face.