Calculators and tools | Institute for Fiscal Studies

Topics

Topics

Topics
Business and investment Consumption and prices Education and skills Employment and income Government finances and spending Health and social care International development Poverty, inequality and social mobility Research methods Savings, pensions and wealth Taxes and benefits
Collections
Student finance NHS waiting lists Levelling up

Help me find something
Research and analysis
Research and analysis
Reports

Reports

Featured content
The Mirrlees Review

Comment

Working papers

Journals

Press releases

Presentations

Fiscal Studies

Data

Fiscal facts
Help me find something
Podcasts, explainers and calculators
Podcasts, explainers and calculators
Podcasts

Explainers

Calculators and tools

Calculators and tools

Additional resources
Fiscal facts Guides, manuals, software and more

How could the Chancellor raise more tax?
podcast
What options does the Chancellor have for raising taxes in the October Budget?
28 August 2024
Why are universities in financial trouble?
podcast
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?
podcast
We look at the key challenges facing the NHS, and what the new government could do to tackle them.
14 August 2024
Additional resources
Guides, manuals, software and more Fiscal facts: public finances, tax and benefits
Help me find something
Events
Events
Events

Seminars

Annual lectures

Past presentations

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
We invite researchers from both academic and policy institutions to submit a paper or an extended abstract of two or more pages by April.
Help me find something
About
About
People

People

Research fellows

Research Associates

Communications, finance and administration

Visitors

Announcements

Governance

How we are funded

Impact

Jobs

Press office

Contact

Jobs
landing page
At IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to foster a respectful and inclusive working environment.
20 July 2022
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy
The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
Help me find something

The chancellor's briefcase

Be the Chancellor

landing page

Our interactive tool lets you be the Chancellor. Change spending plans, set tax policies and see how your choices impact borrowing and debt.

10 April 2024

Polling station

What are the parties’ plans for benefits and taxes?

calculator

Use our simple interactive tool to see how the parties’ plans for benefits and taxes would impact household incomes over the next five years.

24 June 2024

Crowd of people

What has been the distributional impact of tax and benefit reforms since 2010?

calculator

Use our simple interactive tool to see how tax and benefit changes have affected household incomes since 2010.

8 June 2024

What could happen to NHS waiting lists in England?

calculator

Use our simple interactive tool to explore what could happen to the NHS waiting list in England over the next four years in different scenarios.

29 February 2024

students in computer room

Student finance calculator - Scotland

calculator

This calculator produces rough estimates of the costs and distributional consequences of reforms to the higher education funding system in Scotland.

20 February 2024

Hospital corridor

How much was spent on public services in your area in 2022-23?

calculator

Explore how much funding your area receives for key public services, and whether this funding is in line with patterns of needs

15 August 2023

Student finance calculator

Student finance calculator - England

calculator

This calculator produces rough estimates of the costs and distributional consequences of different reforms to the student loans system in England.

20 July 2023

An image of commuters walking to work

Your household's income : Where do you fit in?

calculator

When you think about your income, do you feel rich, poor, or just plain average? Find out where you lie in the UK income distribution.

22 August 2022

Chart

Local Government Finance Model

calculator

A free, online model of the local government finance system.

13 July 2022