In this event, IFS researchers shared the findings from a new report, funded by the Nuffield foundation, that makes projections of the inheritances to be received by those born in the 1960, 1970s and 1980s in the UK, and examines the implications for living standards and economic inequalities both now and in future.

Inheritances have been growing as a share of national income in the UK since the 1970s. This trend looks set to continue as generations at older ages