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How to reduce child poverty: compare the policy options
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Use these charts to compare policies for reducing child poverty and to examine how child poverty rates have changed over time across different groups.
3 October 2024
How can government reduce child poverty?
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We're exploring why there's been an increase in child poverty since 2010 and options the government has to reduce this.
3 October 2024
Are people saving enough into their pensions?
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Automatic enrolment has been successful in getting more people into workplace pensions, but are they saving enough?
20 September 2024
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event 14 October 2024
At this online event we will offer an opportunity to meet current IFS staff, and ask questions about life at IFS and our recruitment process.
What did Sure Start do for youth offending, children's social care, and school behaviour?
event 23 October 2024
In this online event we will present findings on the effect of Sure Start on a range of outcomes throughout childhood and adolescence.
IFS Zooms In Live: How to make your first Budget a success
event 23 October 2024
Join us for a special in-person recording of an episode of the IFS podcast the week ahead of Rachel Reeves' all-important first Budget.
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Savings, pensions and wealth

Our work examines how and why people accumulate wealth - such as in housing, pensions and other assets - and how they use it over their working life and in retirement. We also analyse decisions about retirement and the impact of pensions and saving policy on incomes, saving and retirement decisions.

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Green Budget 2024: Full report

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The new Chancellor faces a difficult fiscal inheritance. Her choices on tax and spending at this first Budget could define the rest of the parliament.

10 October 2024

IFS Green Budget 2024

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All the analysis from our IFS Green Budget 2024, funded by the Nuffield Foundation and in partnership with Citi.

10 October 2024

Hidden distribution 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

Should the Chancellor raise capital gains tax?

Podcast

We explore why CGT reform is necessary and how changes could make the tax system fairer, more efficient and more growth-friendly.

9 October 2024

Are people saving enough into their pensions?

Podcast

Automatic enrolment has been successful in getting more people into workplace pensions, but are they saving enough?

20 September 2024

Adequacy of future retirement incomes: new evidence for private sector employees

Report

We undertake new modelling to examine the adequacy of pension saving for current generations of private sector employees.

16 September 2024

Policies to improve employees’ retirement resources

Report

Discussion of how public policy should change to bring about better retirement outcomes for employees through their accumulation of private pensions

16 September 2024

What would you do with £500? (...in your own words)

Working Paper

We use a new approach to better investigate differences in consumer behaviour in response to hypothetical, one-off gains and losses.

12 September 2024

Raising revenue from reforms to pensions taxation

Comment

How should pensions tax relief be reformed, and could it be done in ways that raise revenue?

11 September 2024

Private pensions for the self-employed: challenges and options for reform

Report

How well prepared for retirement are self-employed workers and what options do policymakers have to encourage more pension saving?

9 September 2024

Is Labour's inheritance really worse than expected?

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We assess the Chancellor's statement on Monday about the state of the public finances.

30 July 2024

Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK: 2024

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How do rising mortgage rates and differential inflation affect incomes and poverty? How have incomes and poverty changed for pensioners?

25 July 2024

How have pensioner incomes and poverty changed in recent years?

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This report examines the key trends in pensioner incomes and poverty over the past two decades.

19 July 2024

Election Special: Your questions answered

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In the final run up to the election, we answer your questions about everything from borrowing to AI to the part that luck plays in the economy.

27 June 2024

Election Special: The big issues politicians haven't spoken about

Podcast

What are the manifestos missing? What are the big challenges facing us? And what information should voters be aware of as they head to the polls?

25 June 2024

Election Special: The Labour manifesto explained

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We discuss the Labour manifesto launched on Thursday and give our reaction to the policies and pledges within it.

14 June 2024

Election Special: The Conservative manifesto explained

Podcast

We discuss the Conservative manifesto launched on Tuesday and give our reaction to the policies and pledges within it.

12 June 2024

Pensions: five key decisions for the next government

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How will the next government change pensions policies? This report examines key decisions that need to be taken.

7 June 2024

Making mortgage guarantees permanent will help some first-time buyers, but only if they can afford a bigger mortgage

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Today, Labour have pledged to make the government’s mortgage guarantee scheme permanent if they win power. We discuss the impact of such a scheme.

6 June 2024

Should the pensions lifetime allowance be reintroduced and, if so, how?

Comment

Budget 2023 abolished the lifetime limit on tax-privileged pension savings. Labour has committed to reintroducing it. Would that be a good idea?

4 June 2024

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