Our latest report on education spending in England shows how further education has faced some of the deepest funding cuts ...

If a recent rise in borrowing costs proved persistent, it will make it even harder for the Chancellor to continue to meet her ...

We study ten years of reforms in the United Kingdom which increased the ERA for women from 60 to 66.

A government with a big majority should have had the political will to do more than just set up another review.

David is an Associate Director and helps lead two main areas of research at the Institute. First is work on devolved and local government finance, with a particular focus on the distribution of ...

The IFS created the Tax Law Review Committee (TLRC) in 1994. The TLRC’s remit is to keep under review the state and operation of tax law in the UK. The TLRC asks in particular whether aspects of the ...

Spending on special educational needs (SEND) is becoming unsustainable due to the rise in high needs. Reform to SEND funding and provision is needed. Spending on special educational needs (SEND) is ...

We study ten years of reforms in the United Kingdom which increased the ERA for women from 60 to 66.

We study ten years of reforms in the United Kingdom which increased the ERA for women from 60 to 66. In UK data, I document the prevalence of misbeliefs regarding the State Pension eligibility age ...

<p>France’s failed budget highlights fundamental challenges with public debt, slow growth, and the need for significant reforms.</p> ...

Young people at risk of getting involved in violence are those in most of need of therapeutic support, but most unlikely to receive it. The Your Choice programme aims to shift how such therapeutic ...

The government has published the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2025–26, setting out funding allocations for English councils next year. This confirms an important shift in grant ...