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These answers were submitted in response to a consultation on "Modernising Support: The Health and Disability Green Paper."
The responses to questions Q1, Q16, Q20-Q22, and Q26 are available in the attached PDF.
Authors

Senior Research Economist
Heidi is a Senior Research Economist in the Retirement, Saving & Ageing sector. Her current research is on pensions and saving for retirement.

Associate Director
Tom is an Associate Director at the IFS and Head of the Income, Work and Welfare sector.
Report details
- DOI
- 10.1920/re.ifs.2024.0511
- Publisher
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
Suggested citation
Karjalainen, H and Waters, T. (2024). Response to consultation “Modernising Support: The Health and Disability Green Paper”. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/response-consultation-modernising-support-health-and-disability-green-paper (accessed: 24 April 2025).
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