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How could the Chancellor raise more tax?
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What options does the Chancellor have for raising taxes in the October Budget?
28 August 2024
Why are universities in financial trouble?
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Why are universities struggling, what happens if they go bust and what can government do to help? What other challenges do the HE and FE sectors face?
21 August 2024
Can the new government fix the NHS?
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We look at the key challenges facing the NHS, and what the new government could do to tackle them.
14 August 2024
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CIOT/IFS debate: What should be in the business tax roadmap?
event 4 September 2024
At this event, an expert panel will debate what should be on the new Labour government business tax roadmap.
Next steps for private pension saving for employees and the self-employed
event 16 September 2024
At this in-person event in Westminster, IFS researchers will present new findings from the Pensions Review.
6th World Bank/IFS/ODI Public Finance Conference | Driving Progress: Public Finance and Structural Transformation
conference 25 September 2024
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Sam Ray-Chaudhuri

Research Economist

Sam joined the IFS in 2022 and works as a research economist in the Income, Work and Welfare sector. His current research areas include the impacts of minimum wages and the UK benefits system.

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MPhil (Distinction) Economics, University of Cambridge, 2022

BA (1st Class) Economics, University of Cambridge, 2021

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Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2024

Event 25 July 2024 at 10:00

This online event will present the key findings from our latest flagship annual report on living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK.

320,000 people pushed into poverty because of mortgage interest rate rises

Press Release

"Poverty statistics that hide the real scale of increases risk policymakers missing what is truly happening to poverty."

25 July 2024

Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2024

Report

How do rising mortgage rates and differential inflation affect incomes and poverty? How have incomes and poverty changed for pensioners?

25 July 2024

Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2024 (Presentations)

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This online event presented the key findings from our latest flagship annual report on living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK.

25 July 2024

Universal credit will define Conservative governments’ legacy on welfare, with millions of households gaining and losing thousands of pounds

Press Release

When fully rolled out, 29% of working-age families (8.2 million) will be entitled to UC at any one time.

11 June 2024

Universal credit: incomes, incentives and the remaining roll-out

Report

What has been the impact of universal credit on incomes and work incentives? What challenges remain for the next government?

11 June 2024

4.2 million working-age people now claiming health-related benefits, could rise by 30% by the end of the decade

Press Release

Our new report sheds more light on forecasts for a substantial increase in the number of people claiming health-related benefits in coming years.

19 April 2024

Recent trends in and the outlook for health-related benefits

Report

Recipients of and spending on health-related benefits have risen rapidly since the start of the pandemic, posing a serious challenge for policymakers.

19 April 2024

New statistics show large increases in material deprivation and food insecurity during cost-of-living crisis, which headline poverty measures do not reflect

Press Release

Headline poverty rates in 2022-23 were similar to 2019-20 levels, but other measures of material wellbeing tell a different story.

21 March 2024

Living standards since the last election

Report

New income statistics suggest this parliament is on course to be the worst for living standards on record.

21 March 2024

The IFS Scottish Budget Report – 2024–25

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This report looks at the key budgetary and public service issues for the Scottish Government for the 2024–25 financial year and beyond.

22 February 2024

How has the NLW affected pay differentials within firms?

Comment

Some evidence on the effects of the National Living Wage on firms' wage structures.

16 February 2024

Scottish Budget implies real-terms cuts to health spending – a fact not revealed in official documentation

Press Release

The Scottish Government is raising taxes on the 5% highest-income Scots, but health funding is, on current plans, set to fall in real terms next year.

6 February 2024

Scottish Budget: The medium-term outlook and choices

Report

Devolved income tax revenues are forecast to boost the Scottish Government’s funding over the next five years, but many services could still see cuts.

6 February 2024

Personal taxes are rising, despite NICs cut

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National Insurance contributions are being cut in 2024. But personal taxes are still rising overall due to freeze to income tax thresholds.

5 January 2024

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Autumn Statement 2023: IFS analysis

Event 23 November 2023 at 10:30 via Slido and YouTube

IFS researchers presented their analysis of the Chancellor's announcements the day after the Autumn Statement.

Autumn Statement 2023: IFS analysis

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IFS researchers presented their analysis of the Chancellor's announcements the day after the Autumn Statement.

23 November 2023

Autumn Statement 2023 response

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Higher inflation has boosted tax revenues. Rather than compensate public services, or bank the spoils, the Chancellor decided to cut taxes.

22 November 2023

Using October rather than September inflation to uprate working-age benefits represents a £3 billion cut

Comment

Using October rather than September inflation to uprate benefits in April 2024 would be a permanent £3 billion cut to the size of the benefits system.

16 November 2023

Assessing the Welsh Government’s consultation on reforms to council tax

Report

We analyse the impact of the possible approaches to council tax reform set out in the Welsh Government’s consultation on ‘A fairer council tax’.

14 November 2023

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Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2024

320,000 people pushed into poverty because of mortgage interest rate rises

Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2024

Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2024 (Presentations)

Universal credit will define Conservative governments’ legacy on welfare, with millions of households gaining and losing thousands of pounds

Universal credit: incomes, incentives and the remaining roll-out

4.2 million working-age people now claiming health-related benefits, could rise by 30% by the end of the decade

Recent trends in and the outlook for health-related benefits

New statistics show large increases in material deprivation and food insecurity during cost-of-living crisis, which headline poverty measures do not reflect

Living standards since the last election

The IFS Scottish Budget Report – 2024–25

How has the NLW affected pay differentials within firms?

Scottish Budget implies real-terms cuts to health spending – a fact not revealed in official documentation

Scottish Budget: The medium-term outlook and choices

Personal taxes are rising, despite NICs cut

Autumn Statement 2023: IFS analysis

Autumn Statement 2023: IFS analysis

Autumn Statement 2023 response

Using October rather than September inflation to uprate working-age benefits represents a £3 billion cut

Assessing the Welsh Government’s consultation on reforms to council tax

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