Reports

How do trends, demographics and outcomes of children receiving support for health conditions compare across the benefits and education systems?

We examine the past and future of UK defence spending, considering the fiscal and economic consequences of the government’s commitments.

Despite significantly reducing the benefit entitlements of larger families, the two-child limit had no effect on children’s school readiness

We examine the government’s plans for public sector productivity and consider their fiscal and economic implications. 

This report studies a group disproportionately affected by state pension age increases: those who had left paid work before the state pension age.

The government’s proposed reforms to English local government funding will lead to big changes in councils’ budgets.

We provide concrete recommendations to improve the UK pension system to secure better standards of living for future pensioners.

This report examines how the government’s recent proposed welfare reforms affect incomes, insurance, and incentives to work and claim benefits.

Youth mobility in England responds to – and in turn shapes – regional differences in economic opportunities.

The Crown Court case backlog has doubled since 2019 and continues to grow. We explore whether falling productivity is part of the reason why. 

This report explores options for incorporating administrative records on graduate earnings into the OfS’ regulation of higher education in England. 

This report sets out the context of and choices facing the government on schools and colleges in England ahead of the 2025 Spending Review.

An evaluation of Sure Start’s impacts on education, health, absences, special educational needs, crime and social care, plus a cost–benefit analysis.

Have increases in NHS waiting lists and waiting times contributed to the growing number of  people claiming working-age health-related benefits? 

How do people draw on their private pension wealth in retirement, how might this change in future, and what risks do they face?

What policies might help people manage their defined contribution pension wealth in later life? 

A recent change in ONS methodology reduced measured household wealth by over £2 trillion. But is the new approach an improvement?

Simulation modelling of NHS elective waiting times in England shows that the government’s 18-week target is unlikely to be met in this parliament.

Is the working-age population less healthy since the pandemic? What role is changing health playing in rising health-related benefit claims?