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

These changes more than halve the saving of the package of reforms, making the Chancellor’s already difficult Budget ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

This paper analyses trends in mortality inequality in 330 Chilean communes from 1990 to 2010 for different age groups and ...

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