Tom is a Research Economist in the Income, Work and Welfare sector, having joined the IFS in 2020. His current research areas include living standards, poverty and inequality, the tax and benefit system and the labour market. Before joining the IFS, Tom worked in the insurance industry, in actuarial consulting.
Education
BA (1st Class) Philosophy, Politics and Economics, University of Oxford, 2019
MSc (Distinction) Economics, University College London, 2023
In the year prior to the pandemic, nearly half of children in lone-parent families were in relative poverty – defined as having an income of less than 60% of median incomes adjusted for household size.
Event
8 November 2021 at 16:00<p>Please see above for details on how to watch this event online.</p>
Why do we care about inequality? What should be done about it? This lecture explores the debate over which inequalities the government should act to reduce, and why.
Why do we care about inequality? What should be done about it? This lecture explores the debate over which inequalities the government should act to reduce, and why.
Official statistics released by DWP today show that by February this year there were 5 million Universal Credit (UC) claimants – double the number seen pre-pandemic.
At this event, IFS researchers presented the key findings from their latest flagship annual report on living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
