The Schools Bill: what's changing and why? podcast<p class="p1">The bill aims to improve education and social care for children. But will it work?</p>11 March 2025
Family values: inheritance, inequality and social mobility podcast<p><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;">Wealth concentration among baby boomers and stagnant earnings are driving the rise of the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’, affecting social mobility.</span></p>3 March 2025
How important is the OBR forecast? podcast<p>The OBR forecast will underpin the Chancellor’s decisions at the next Spring Forecast.</p>12 February 2025
Spring Statement 2025: IFS analysis event 27 March 2025 <p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(37, 61, 64);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:"DM Serif Text", serif;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">At this online event IFS researchers will present their initial analysis of the Chancellor's Spring Statement.</span></p>
How can people be better helped to draw on their pension wealth in retirement? event 1 April 2025 <p><span data-teams="true">This online event will present new analysis of the way in which defined contribution pension wealth is currently being accessed.</span></p>
IFS residential conference 2025: How do we build a business tax system for the 21st century? conference 3 April 2025 <p>This conference, in association with <a href="https://www.deloitte.co.uk">Deloitte</a>, will discuss the UK business tax system in the context of the new Corporate Tax Roadmap.</p>
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.
How can people be better helped to draw on their pension wealth in retirement? Event 1 April 2025 at 10:00 via YouTube and Slido This online event will present new analysis of the way in which defined contribution pension wealth is currently being accessed.
Government action needed to stop and reverse the proliferation of millions of small pension pots Press Release Without policy action, many will end up with their savings scattered across several small private pension pots by the time they reach retirement. 12 February 2025
Small pension pots: problems and potential policy responses Report What are the consequences of the proliferation of deferred small pension pots and what are the merits of different potential policy responses? 12 February 2025
Targeted support could help mitigate consequences of state pension age increases for many on low incomes Press Release A report suggests targeted support in means-tested benefits could ease impacts of a higher state pension age on vulnerable groups. 11 December 2024
Means-tested support for people approaching and beyond state pension age Report This IFS Pensions Review report sets out issues with the current means-tested benefit system for those approaching the state pension age and beyond. 11 December 2024
Challenges for the means-tested benefit system for older people Event 11 December 2024 at 10:00 via Slido and YouTube At this online event, IFS researchers presented new research highlighting key issues with the benefit system around retirement age.
Policies to improve employees’ retirement resources Report Discussion of how public policy should change to bring about better retirement outcomes for employees through their accumulation of private pensions 16 September 2024
Raising revenue from reforms to pensions taxation Comment How should pensions tax relief be reformed, and could it be done in ways that raise revenue? 11 September 2024
Policy action needed to help millions of self-employed workers better prepare for their retirement Press Release How well prepared for retirement are self-employed workers and what options do policymakers have to encourage more pension saving? 9 September 2024
Private pensions for the self-employed: challenges and options for reform Report How well prepared for retirement are self-employed workers and what options do policymakers have to encourage more pension saving? 9 September 2024
Adequacy of future retirement incomes: new evidence for private sector employees Report We undertake new modelling to examine the adequacy of pension saving for current generations of private sector employees. 16 September 2024
Next steps for private pension saving for employees and the self-employed Event 16 September 2024 at 10:30 London At this in-person event in Westminster, IFS researchers presented new findings from the Pensions Review.
