The government has not set an explicit numerical target for child poverty, beyond stating that it wants child poverty to fall ...

We are pleased to announce that our research on the effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes has been awarded ONS' Impact ...

How will changes announced at Budget 2025 affect SEND spending in future? How can the government deal with historic deficits ...

Using German pension records and exogenous policy variation, we identify behavioral responses to changes in benefit ...

IFS researchers provide a response to the new economic forecast and major policy announcements contained in the 2025 Budget.

From tax rises to new spending pressures, we break down the major decisions in a packed Autumn Budget and what they mean for ...

We consider the implications of different potential changes to departmental spending plans at the upcoming Budget.

New figures from the ONS show that borrowing is overshooting the official forecast for the first seven months of the year by ...

Freezes to local housing allowances reduce the disposable incomes of low-income private renters. LHA rates should be ...

This report studies patterns of cognitive decline among older adults and how reaching a low cognition score relates to financial outcomes later on.

When the state pension “triple lock” target was first announced in 2010 by the UK’s coalition government, it seemed like an ...

We evaluate the Education Maintenance Allowance, a conditional cash transfer scheme that paid low-income teenagers to remain ...