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.
Capital gains tax reform Report Should the government raise capital gains tax in the Budget? What is the case for reforming capital gains tax? What are the options for reform? 6 October 2024
Options for increasing taxes Comment What taxes could the Chancellor increase in her first Budget on 30 October? And how could it be done in a way that improves tax design? 21 September 2024
Are people saving enough into their pensions? Podcast Automatic enrolment has been successful in getting more people into workplace pensions, but are they saving enough? 20 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
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
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
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
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
House price rises and borrowing to invest Working Paper We propose a borrow-to-invest motive by which house price gains affect household spending on residential investment. 27 March 2024
Saving after retirement and preferences for residual wealth Working Paper We use administrative data for Norway to estimate an incomplete-market life-cycle model of retired singles and couples. 18 January 2024
The future of the state pension Podcast We discuss the current challenges facing the state pension - and options for reform. 21 December 2023
Help onto the housing ladder: the role of intergenerational transfers Report We examine financial help from family to first-time buyers, quantifying this help and studying its role in homeownership and wealth inequalities. 8 December 2023
Taxes could be cut within broader reforms Comment "The Chancellor doesn’t need to wait for fiscal headroom to reform public finances" says Helen Miller in The Telegraph. 2 November 2023
Amidst confusion, there’s widespread pessimism about future standards of living in retirement Comment We have found only very limited understanding of pensions in the UK 10 August 2023
What do pensions freedoms mean for financing retirement? Event 30 June 2023 at 10:00 via Slido and Youtube At this online event we presented the findings of a new report looking at how people access their defined contribution pension wealth.
How important are defined contribution pensions for financing retirement? Report We provide new evidence on the importance of defined contribution pensions in financing the retirement of those currently approaching retirement. 30 June 2023
Who has low savings and how problematic can that be? Event 16 June 2023 at 10:00 via Slido and Youtube IFS researchers presented what we know about which groups of people are most likely to have low savings and how long this tends to last.
Who has low savings and how problematic can that be? Presentation IFS researchers presented what we know about which groups of people are most likely to have low savings and how long this tends to last. 16 June 2023
Characteristics and consequences of families with low levels of financial wealth Report Many families have little or no savings to access on a ‘rainy day’. We examine the types of families with low savings and what the consequences are. 16 June 2023
Should we abolish inheritance tax? Explainer Recently there have been calls to abolish inheritance tax. Paul Johnson takes us through the facts in 90 seconds. 7 June 2023
