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Why we need to reform inheritance tax
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We discuss the issues with inheritance tax and how to reform it.
6 December 2023
The Autumn Statement 2023 explained in 90 seconds
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Paul Johnson responds to Jeremy Hunt's 2023 Autumn Statement.
22 November 2023
Cake or biscuit? The UK's byzantine VAT system explained
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This week, we dive into the oddities of the VAT system.
16 November 2023
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Education spending: an engine for levelling-up?
event 11 December 2023
The launch of the 2023 IFS Annual Report on Education Spending in England, funded by the Nuffield Foundation.
Social mobility and wealth
conference 12 December 2023
At this in-person event, IFS researchers will share findings from ESRC-funded research on social mobility and its drivers.
Where next for the state pension?
event 13 December 2023
At this online event, IFS researchers will present findings from a major new report on the future of the state pension in the UK.
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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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Raising the state pension age risks trapping millions in poverty

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"Exactly when next to raise the pension age is a matter of judgment and trade-offs." Paul Johnson writes for the Times.

27 March 2023

The planned increase in the state pension age from 67 to 68

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There are reports that the government will no longer increase the state pension age between 2037-39. We examine the key considerations for this delay.

25 March 2023

Private pensions explained

Explainer

How do private pensions work? How are defined benefit and defined contribution pensions different? And what about 'pension freedoms'?

23 March 2023

The Spring Budget explained

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We provide our analysis on the Chancellor's Spring Budget.

16 March 2023

Spring Budget 2023 response

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An initial response to the Spring Budget 2023 from IFS researchers

15 March 2023

Data on private pension saving in UK surveys

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This report documents the quality of private pension saving data collected in UK household surveys.

8 March 2023

The gender gap in pension saving

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We document disparities in pension incomes and pension saving between men and women in the UK, and analyse the drivers behind these gaps.

8 March 2023

New data show signs of over 50s returning to the workforce

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New data from the end of 2022 show an uptick in 50- to 64-year-olds returning to the workforce.

2 March 2023

Trends in pension saving among the long-term self-employed

Report

We analyse trends in private pension saving among the long-term self-employed workers in the UK using administrative tax data.

2 March 2023

Understanding pension saving among the self-employed

Report

We analyse patterns of private pension saving among self-employed workers in the UK using administrative tax data.

2 March 2023

Intergenerational altruism and transfers of time and money: a life cycle perspective

Working Paper

We find that time investments, educational investments, and assortative matching have a greater impact on generating inequality than cash transfers.

28 February 2023

The effect of tax incentives on private pension saving

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This paper estimates the responsiveness of private pension saving to tax incentives for employees in England and Wales.

24 February 2023

When and why do employees change their pension saving?

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We analyse how employees’ pension saving responds to changes in earnings and employer, tax incentives, and major life events.

24 February 2023

The Pensions Review

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The Pensions Review assesses what pensions policy and the economic environment mean for future retirees’ living standards, recommending reform options

22 February 2023