Savings, pensions and wealth

What happens to private pension saving when workers move from employee jobs to self-employment and how does this vary for different groups of workers?

Who would be most affected by the government’s planned reform to the NICs treatment of salary sacrifice pensions and would it improve the tax system?

Drawing on the IFS Deaton Review of inequalities, this report sets out a policy toolkit and applications to education, jobs, geography and wealth.

We examine the effect of the UK’s ‘Help to Buy’ schemes on housing affordability using a new approach to uncover effects for different households.

How is wealth distributed and how has this changed over time? We use a consistent methodology for valuing pension wealth to answer these questions.

The state pension age is being increased from 66 to 67. What is the rationale for this and what might its effects be?

As the state pension age rises to 67, we ask who can keep working longer, who cannot, and what the future of retirement looks like.

Are pensioners now better off than working-age people? We examine the data on income, wealth, housing and the future of retirement.

An exploration of the imminent state pension age increase as the latest review continues

Student loans now top £50k for many graduates. We explain how repayments work, who pays most, and whether the system is 'unfair'.

Lifetime happiness trend changes as youth mental health suffers

Children of parents who benefited from the 1990s house price boom subsequently had more housing wealth and were more likely to own homes in London.