Working age benefits

Sensibly, there is general agreement between the three main parties on the need to tackle the large rise in youth and long-term unemployment caused by the recession, and all parties have policies to help deal with the high number of people who are out of work and receiving disability benefits. Today, the IFS publishes an analysis of the welfare and back-to-work policies proposed by the three main UK parties for welfare reform.

This presentation was given at the IFS post-Budget briefing on 25th March 2010.

This presentation was given at the launch of the 2010 Green Budget.

This presentation was given at ISER, University of Essex in February 2010.

This presentation was given on 18 January 2010 to the Economics Departments at Sussex University.

discussion at OpenLeft seminar on welfare reform

Policy Lecture at the Singapore Treasury

The Centre for Social Justice published a report, in association with Oliver Wyman, on how to reform the benefits and tax credits system, with the aim of reducing the number of families where no one is in work. Will the proposals work, and at what cost?

This presentation was given at the Department for Work and Pensions on 8 July 2009.

This presentation was given at the Hanasaari Cultural Centre at the workshop, Taxation, Public Provision and the Future of the Nordic Welfare Model.