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Benefit and tax credit changes

  • Andrew Hood

Published on 26 November 2015

Presented at the IFS Post-Spending Review/Autumn Statement Analysis on 26 November, 2015.

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    Presented at the IFS Post-Spending Review/Autumn Statement Analysis on 26 November, 2015.

    Note: Slide 13 of this presentation was corrected on 03/02/2016 in light of new analysis of universal credit conducted for the IFS Green Budget 2016. 

    Watch a recording of the presentation here: 

     

    Additional distributional analysis by James Browne and Andrew Hood.

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      10.1920/ps.ifs.2024.0620
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      Hood, A. (2015). 'Benefit and tax credit changes' [Presentation]. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/benefit-and-tax-credit-changes (accessed: 24 June 2025).

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