Today’s new personal independence payment statistics show the number of new awards fell in 2025, but remains above ...

We identify challenges and develop policy proposals for the UK private pension system, which is increasingly reliant on ...

This comment analyses the government’s new youth employment package, which expands youth wage subsidies and introduces ...

We find evidence that the passage of “DNA laws” streamlining access to forensic DNA technology was a watershed in the ...

IFS researchers respond to the Chancellor’s Spring Forecast, which was presented against an uncertain global backdrop with ...

This comment explores how young workers are matched to firms in local labour markets in England, using the Longitudinal ...

The UC review should consider the way that universal credit interacts with council tax support (a separate means of support ...

Reform UK's Welsh manifesto echoes Conservative proposals while leaving the spending cuts needed to fund its tax ambitions ...

Council tax support (CTS) is a benefit that assists the poorest households in paying their council tax, by providing a reduction on their bills. It operates separat ...

Conflict in the Middle East has pushed up energy prices. We examine how this compares to past shocks and the government's ...

We study the role of Gender Role Attitudes (GRA)—beliefs about appropriate roles for men and women—in marital sorting and ...

Spring Forecast: headline numbers look steady but higher energy prices could lift UK inflation, rates and borrowing faster ...