There's significant speculation that some of the proposed disability benefit changes will be scaled back: we discuss some of ...

This report examines how the government’s recent proposed welfare reforms affect incomes, insurance, and incentives to work ...

What was Sure Start, what impact did it have, and why does it still matter? We speak to Christine Farquharson and Ed Balls to find out.

The tax system pushes businesses and households away from electricity towards gas, making net zero more costly to achieve.

A response to the government's announcement that it will commit to spending 5% of national income on national security in ...

The two documents published by the Scottish Government today – its Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) and Fiscal ...

I review the impact of tax credits on child outcomes, focusing on what is known about child-oriented tax credits in the US, ...

We examine different channels through which poverty affects child outcomes, as well as the evidence regarding the magnitude ...

Reform UK's tax plans aim to attract wealthy migrants but raise concerns over revenue impact, domicile rules, and ...

These papers revise current understanding of the consequences of child poverty and of the role of safety nets for protecting ...

IFS Senior Research Economist Kate Ogden writes in Municipal Journal about what the 2025 Spending Review will mean for public ...

In this paper, we investigate the impact of new openings for civil service positions on sickness absences using data from ...