The £600 billion problem awaiting the next government podcastWe speak to David Gauke and Giles Wilkes, two experts who have been at the heart of the spending review process.25 April 2024
Be the Chancellor Our interactive tool lets you be the Chancellor. Change spending plans, set tax policies and see how your choices impact borrowing and debt.
Should we worry about government debt? podcastDavid Miles joins us to discuss high government debt and its impact on the economy. 11 April 2024
IFS Annual Lecture - Innovation and productivity policies: a budgetary perspective event 15 May 2024 Professor Heidi Williams (Dartmouth College) will deliver the 2024 IFS Annual Lecture on innovation and productivity policies.
Higher Education Access and Funding: challenges and policy options conference 14 May 2024 This one-day academic conference will look at access to and funding of Higher Education systems.
Jobs landing pageAt IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to foster a respectful and inclusive working environment.20 July 2022
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
School spending and costs: the coming crunch Report By 2024−25, after accounting for the specific costs facing schools, we estimate that school spending per pupil will still be 3% lower than in 2010. 2 August 2022
Student living cost support cut to lowest level in seven years Press Release Government support for student living costs will be cut to its lowest level in seven years, which will cause genuine hardship for students. 15 June 2022
Student living cost support cut to lowest level in seven years Comment Due to inflation forecast errors alone, students from the poorest families will lose £100 per month in maintenance support. 15 June 2022
Plans will leave spending on adult education and apprenticeships 25% below 2010 levels by 2025 Press Release Total spending on adult education and apprenticeships will still be 25% lower in 2024–25 as compared with 2010–11. 13 June 2022
Adult education: the past, present and future Report In the last decade, there have been significant cuts to spending on adult education and large falls in the numbers of adult learners, particularly amongst those taking low-level qualifications. 13 June 2022
Policies to tackle the cost of childcare need to be honest about the minority of parents with pre-school children who will benefit Press Release Childcare costs are a significant expense for some families, but more than half of families with pre-school-aged children don’t pay anything at all. 20 May 2022
The changing cost of childcare Report We discuss how the cost of childcare has changed over time, and how it varies across the country and between different types of families. 20 May 2022
High inflation set to cause interest rate rollercoaster for student loans Press Release English and Welsh graduates who took out a student loan since 2012 are in for a rollercoaster ride on student loan interest rates in the coming years. 13 April 2022
Student loans reform is a leap into the unknown Press Release The eventual impact of the reform is hugely uncertain, and will depend on economic developments and on government policy many decades into the future. 8 April 2022
Student loans reform is a leap into the unknown Report At the end of February, the government announced the most significant reform to the student loans system in England since at least 2012. 8 April 2022
The even longer squeeze on teacher pay Comment In this observation, we analyse how government proposals will affect levels of teacher pay in England and their overall affordability for schools. 11 March 2022
Sweeping changes to student loans to hit tomorrow’s lower-earning graduates Comment The largest student loan reform since 2012 will reduce the cost of loans for high-earning borrowers but increase it for lower earners. 24 February 2022
