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.
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.
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
Social security and retirement around the world: lessons from a long-term collaboration Journal article Journal of Pension Economics and Finance The choices of policy makers affect the incentive to work at older ages and these incentives have important effects on retirement behavior. 19 September 2024
Is Labour's inheritance really worse than expected? Podcast We assess the Chancellor's statement on Monday about the state of the public finances. 30 July 2024
Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2024 Report How do rising mortgage rates and differential inflation affect incomes and poverty? How have incomes and poverty changed for pensioners? 25 July 2024
How have pensioner incomes and poverty changed in recent years? Report This report examines the key trends in pensioner incomes and poverty over the past two decades. 19 July 2024
What are the parties’ plans for benefits and taxes? Calculator Use our simple interactive tool to see how the parties’ plans for benefits and taxes would impact household incomes over the next five years. 24 June 2024
Real-terms personal allowance and share of adults paying income tax Data Item Real-terms personal allowance and share of adults paying income tax 10 June 2024
Change in share of national income spent on social security benefits and state pensions in 2024–25, as expected in March 2020 and March 2024, split by component of change Data Item Change in share of national income spent on social security benefits and state pensions in 2024–25 split by component of change 9 June 2024
How have the size and shape of the UK state changed? Report We describe how the size and shape of the state have changed since the mid 1950s and over the 2019–24 parliament, and discuss the future outlook. 9 June 2024
Pensions: five key decisions for the next government Report How will the next government change pensions policies? This report examines key decisions that need to be taken. 7 June 2024
The Pensions Review Collection The Pensions Review assesses what pensions policy and the economic environment mean for future retirees’ living standards, recommending reform options 22 January 2024
Pensions are far from broken but could still use a fix Comment Paul Johnson writes for The Times on the 'simple steps' get us to a 'stable, simple, affordable' pensions system. 18 December 2023
The future of the state pension Report This IFS Pensions Review report sets out key challenges for the UK’s state pension system and suggests a way forward for the future 13 December 2023
The triple lock: uncertainty for pension incomes and the public finances Report The pensions triple lock has increased state pension spending and creates uncertainty for current and future generations of pensioners. 8 September 2023
Why politicians need to think long-term about pensions Podcast We talk through the challenges facing the UK pensions system and future generations of pensioners. 26 April 2023
We must act now to prevent a real pensions crisis developing in future Comment "If we are to avoid sleepwalking into a future much worse than the present, we need to start acting now." Paul Johnson writes for the Times. 24 April 2023
Challenges for the UK pension system: the case for a pensions review Report This report makes the case that economic and policy changes in the last two decades necessitate a comprehensive review of the UK pension system. 20 April 2023
Raising the state pension age risks trapping millions in poverty Comment "Exactly when next to raise the pension age is a matter of judgment and trade-offs." Paul Johnson writes for the Times. 27 March 2023
The planned increase in the state pension age from 67 to 68 Comment There are reports that the government will no longer increase the state pension age between 2037-39. We examine the key considerations for this delay. 25 March 2023
