Why is the government reforming health-related benefits? podcast<p>We discuss the government's welfare reforms aimed at helping sick and disabled people into work, and what the changes mean for health-related benefits</p>14 May 2025
What's the future of corporation tax? podcast<p><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;">Corporation tax was introduced 60 years ago. Despite many predictions of its decline, it is now forecast to raise record amounts. </span></p>10 April 2025
Spring Statement 2025: IFS Zooms In podcast<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(13, 13, 13);counter-reset:list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0;cursor:text;font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin:0px;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"> What were the decisions and trade-offs made by Chancellor Reeves?</p>27 March 2025
From Sure Start to Family Hubs: how can evidence best inform policymaking for joined up family support in the early years? conference 22 May 2025 <p>This event will explore the evidence and policy landscape around early years family support. It will also mark the launch of a new report from IFS.</p>
A look ahead to the 2025 Spending Review event 2 June 2025 <p><span data-teams="true">At this online event, researchers will present what the key choices will be at the Spending Review.</span></p>
Spending Review 2025: IFS analysis event 12 June 2025 <p>At this online event, <span class="TextRun SCXW147924733 BCX8 NormalTextRun" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;-webkit-user-drag:none;font-family:Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-variant-ligatures:none !important;line-height:20.85px;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US">IFS researchers will present their overnight analysis of the Spending Review.</span></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.
Working in your 60s: a way to stay young for some Comment On average, women who remained in work for longer following increases in the state pension age saw improved cognition and less physical disability. 13 May 2025
Assessing income redistribution: what are the key analytic choices? Journal article Fiscal Studies We present the extent of divergence in the literature on the stylised facts about income redistribution in rich countries. 6 May 2025
How aware are people of next year’s state pension age increase? Comment Large numbers of people nearing retirement do not know their state pension age (SPA), creating risks especially as the SPA rises again next year. 7 April 2025
Costly attention and retirement Working Paper In UK data, I document the prevalence of misbeliefs regarding State Pension eligibility age (SPA) and these misbeliefs’ predictivity of retirement. 1 April 2025
In just over 15 months’ time, the state pension age starts rising again Comment It is now 66 for both men and women. Between April 2026 and March 2028 it will rise to 67. 24 January 2025
Why does raising the early retirement age affect employment? Working Paper We study ten years of reforms in the United Kingdom which increased the ERA for women from 60 to 66. 6 January 2025
Costly attention and retirement Working Paper In UK data, I document the prevalence of misbeliefs regarding the State Pension eligibility age (SPA) and these misbeliefs predictivity of retirement. 20 December 2024
Why did the French Budget fail to pass? Podcast France’s failed budget highlights fundamental challenges with public debt, slow growth, and the need for significant reforms. 12 December 2024
How big are the UK's demographic challenges? Podcast With birth rates at record lows, we ask what the implications are for the UK and how it might impact the public finances. 8 November 2024
Hidden redistribution in lifetime earnings: the role of differential mortality Working Paper Life expectancy gaps between gender and income groups are large and generate notable implicit redistribution in lifetime earnings via pension systems. 9 October 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
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.
Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2024 Event 25 July 2024 at 10:00 This online event will present the key findings from our latest flagship annual report on living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK.
Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2024 (Presentations) Presentation This online event presented the key findings from our latest flagship annual report on living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK. 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
Successive forecasts for spending on social security benefits (including the state pension) between 2018–19 and 2028–29, as a share of national income Data Item Successive forecasts for spending on social security benefits (including the state pension) between 2018–19 and 2028–29, as a share of national income 9 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
What does the Conservatives' 'triple lock plus' announcement mean? And what's the context around tax and the state pension? Explainer IFS Director Paul Johnson explains. 30 May 2024
