English councils’ core spending power set to increase 3.8% in real-terms next year, but increases will vary hugely across the ...

In UK data, I document the prevalence of misbeliefs regarding the State Pension eligibility age (SPA) and these misbeliefs predictivity of retirement.

We discuss how taxes like capital gains, stamp duty, and council tax impact the housing market, affecting affordability, ...

We set out how air pollution (PM2.5) has changed across England and explore inequalities by ethnicity, income deprivation, region and age.

Paul has been director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies since 2011. He is a columnist for The Times, and is a regular contributor to other broadcast and print media. He is a visiting professor in ...

The government’s recent ‘Get Britain Working’ white paper restated their ambitious target to get 80% of 16-64-year-olds into ...

Carl is Deputy Director of the IFS, a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, an editor of the annual IFS Green Budget and a Director of the Pensions Review. His research includes issues around the ...

Education spending is the second-largest element of public service spending in the UK behind health, representing £116 billion in 2023-24 in today’s prices or about 4.4% of national income.

English councils’ core spending power set to increase 3.8% in real-terms next year, but increases will vary hugely across the country. A new, up-to-date system for allocating funding between councils ...

In UK data, I document the prevalence of misbeliefs regarding the State Pension eligibility age (SPA) and these misbeliefs predictivity of retirement. This IFS Pensions Review report sets out issues ...

The persuasion rate is a key parameter for measuring the causal effect of a directional message on influencing the ...