Institute for Fiscal Studies2d
The Schools Bill: what's changing and why?
The aim of the bill, as stated on the House of Commons Library website, is to “improve the safeguarding of children and to ...
Institute for Fiscal Studies10d
Piecemeal cuts won’t cover defence spending rises, so what’s the plan?
The government’s decision to boost military funding out of international aid felt panicked. But this a watershed moment that ...
Institute for Fiscal Studies10d
Family values: inheritance, inequality and social mobility
Wealth concentration among baby boomers and stagnant earnings are driving the rise of the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’, affecting ...
Institute for Fiscal Studies7d
Rethinking the Education Maintenance Allowance: Lessons from a long-term analysis
This evidence should prompt us to look beyond simple financial incentives for classroom attendance.
Institute for Fiscal Studies11d
Latin American and Caribbean Inequality Review (LACIR) supplement launches in Oxford Open Economics
The supplement contains a set of 27 papers and an editorial summary on five key themes of inequality, from 74 authors from ...
Institute for Fiscal Studies9d
Three tests for childcare policy
Christine Farquharson's presentation at the Nursery World Business Summit 2025, at America Square Conference Centre, London.
Institute for Fiscal Studies3d
Why do couples and singles save during retirement? Household heterogeneity and its aggregate implications
We find that most households save more for medical expenses than for bequests but that richer households and couples save ...
ifs.org.uk2d
Various indicators point to a deterioration in population mental health – likely contributing to rising disability benefit caseloads
A new IFS report released today, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Health Foundation, finds a range of evidence that mental health has worsened since the pandemic. This is consistent ...