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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

In UK data, I document the prevalence of misbeliefs regarding the State Pension eligibility age (SPA) and these misbeliefs predictivity of retirement. Exploiting policy variation, I estimate a ...

Paul has been director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies since 2011. He is a columnist for The Times, and is a regular contributor to other broadcast and print media. He is a visiting professor in ...

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 ...

The UK’s housing market has long been a source of frustration for renters and homeowners alike, with issues of affordability and availability topping the agenda. The new government has identified ...

This paper studies tax evasion and the contribution-benefit link in the context of maternity benefits in Hungary. Earnings and employment patterns suggest pre-pregnancy underreporting, followed by ...