Jonathan Cribb

The triple lock has boosted the level of the state pension over time and it creates high and uncertain costs for the future. 

As the Pensions Commission moves towards developing policy recommendations, this presentation discusses some of the key trade-offs it faces.

Are people saving enough for retirement? We examine pension contributions, the self-employed and the risks of accessing pensions too early.

How have earnings, employment and housing changed for different generations of young adults?

This report presents a range of potential reforms to increase minimum pension contribution rates for people saving in workplace pensions. 

What makes a good job? This episode explores pay, progression, flexibility and why access to better work is unequal.

We ask why the UK has such large regional divides, how they emerged, and what policymakers can realistically do to fix them.

More than three-quarters of employees who consistently saved into a pension stop doing so when they move into self-employment.

What happens to private pension saving when workers move from employee jobs to self-employment and how does this vary for different groups of workers?

Why do people care about inequality, and what do they want government to do about it?

We set out the facts on UK inequality, from income and wealth to opportunity, health and place.

This report summarises new longitudinal analysis to understand how life courses are associated with pension saving and retirement outcomes.

The IFS-Deaton Review’s final workshop, where we explored the review's findings and their policy implications in the UK context.

We summarise the breadth of inequalities in the UK, their interconnected nature, and why policymakers need to carefully navigate trade-offs.  

Drawing on the IFS Deaton Review of inequalities, this report sets out a policy toolkit and applications to education, jobs, geography and wealth.

The state pension age is being increased from 66 to 67. What is the rationale for this and what might its effects be?

As the state pension age rises to 67, we ask who can keep working longer, who cannot, and what the future of retirement looks like.

Are pensioners now better off than working-age people? We examine the data on income, wealth, housing and the future of retirement.

IFS researchers respond to the Chancellor’s Spring Forecast, which was presented against an uncertain global backdrop with little new policy.