How to reduce child poverty: compare the policy options calculator<p>Use these charts to compare policies for reducing child poverty and to examine how child poverty rates have changed over time across different groups.</p>3 October 2024
How can government reduce child poverty? podcast<p>We're exploring why there's been an increase in child poverty since 2010 and options the government has to reduce this.</p>3 October 2024
Are people saving enough into their pensions? podcastAutomatic enrolment has been successful in getting more people into workplace pensions, but are they saving enough?20 September 2024
IFS recruitment event 2024 event 14 October 2024 At this online event we will offer an opportunity to meet current IFS staff, and ask questions about life at IFS and our recruitment process.
What did Sure Start do for youth offending, children's social care, and school behaviour? event 23 October 2024 <p>In this online event we will present findings on the effect of Sure Start on a range of outcomes throughout childhood and adolescence.</p>
IFS Zooms In Live: How to make your first Budget a success event 23 October 2024 Join us for a special in-person recording of an episode of the IFS podcast the week ahead of Rachel Reeves' all-important first Budget.
Jobs landing page<p>At IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to foster a respectful and inclusive working environment.</p>20 July 2022
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
Assessing the Welsh Government’s consultation on reforms to council tax ReportWe analyse the impact of the possible approaches to council tax reform set out in the Welsh Government’s consultation on ‘A fairer council tax’.14 November 2023
The changing geography of jobs ReportThis report examines the way in which ‘hollowing out’ and other labour market trends have shaped the economic geography of the UK.13 November 2023
Understanding retirement in the UK ReportWe comprehensively examine the changing patterns of retirement in the UK for different groups in society.1 November 2023
The effects of reforms to the Work Capability Assessment for incapacity benefits ReportWe investigate the potential impacts of the government’s proposed reforms to the Work Capability Assessment.26 October 2023
Outlook for the public finances ReportIn the current environment of high inflation and rising interest rates, tax cuts at the upcoming Budget would be extremely difficult to justify.17 October 2023
UK Outlook: Fallout ReportThe UK economy remains stuck between weak growth on the one hand and the risk of persistently high inflation on the other.17 October 2023
Global economic outlook: how hard will we land? ReportThe fight against inflation continues to dominate the global economic policy agenda. 17 October 2023
Policy risks to the fiscal outlook ReportPressures on both revenue and spending are skewed to add to borrowing over the next few years, and threaten the ‘centrality’ of official forecasts.17 October 2023
Green Budget 2023 ReportThe Chancellor is in a fiscal bind as low growth and high debt interest payments limit any room for manoeuvre in the forthcoming Autumn Statement.17 October 2023
Investment in training and skills ReportThe UK has seen a significant decline in investment in adult education and training. This chapter analyses how the skills system should be reformed.12 October 2023
School and neighbourhood segregation in Scotland and England ReportWe document the patterns of neighbourhood and secondary school segregation across England and Scotland10 October 2023
Public sector net worth as a fiscal target ReportWe consider the case for and against a fiscal target for public sector net worth.7 October 2023
Full expensing and the corporation tax base ReportThis report discusses the temporary full-expensing policy and whether it should be made a permanent part of the corporate tax base.6 October 2023
Chancellors’ responses to economic news ReportChancellors don’t respond symmetrically to good and bad economic news. This represents a risk to the accuracy of official borrowing forecasts. 28 September 2023
Reforming inheritance tax ReportWe set out issues with the inheritance tax system and examine options for reform and the distributional impacts of reforming or abolishing the tax.27 September 2023
Early years spending update: Budget reforms and beyond ReportThe 2023 update analyses change in early years spending in the last 25 years and looks ahead to implications of major reforms announced in the Budget.26 September 2023
Unveiling school effectiveness: Progress 8, parental choices and closing the achievement gap ReportWe show that Progress 8 is a reliable measure of school effectiveness and that parents often do not apply to their most effective local school.21 September 2023
Large business tax disputes ReportAre avoidable disputes arising between businesses and HMRC and why do delays occur between the opening and closing of enquiries.14 September 2023
The triple lock: uncertainty for pension incomes and the public finances ReportThe pensions triple lock has increased state pension spending and creates uncertainty for current and future generations of pensioners.8 September 2023
Intergenerational mobility in the UK ReportYour parents’ income and wealth is of ever-growing importance in determining your own position in the lifetime income distribution.7 September 2023
