The £600 billion problem awaiting the next government podcastWe speak to David Gauke and Giles Wilkes, two experts who have been at the heart of the spending review process.25 April 2024
Be the Chancellor Our interactive tool lets you be the Chancellor. Change spending plans, set tax policies and see how your choices impact borrowing and debt.
Should we worry about government debt? podcastDavid Miles joins us to discuss high government debt and its impact on the economy. 11 April 2024
IFS Annual Lecture - Innovation and productivity policies: a budgetary perspective event 15 May 2024 Professor Heidi Williams (Dartmouth College) delivered the 2024 IFS Annual Lecture on innovation and productivity policies.
Jobs landing pageAt IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to foster a respectful and inclusive working environment.20 July 2022
Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy The Research Centre at the heart of IFS is the CPP.
Professor Imran Rasul takes over as Director of the Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP) at IFS Announcement Professor Sir Richard Blundell is stepping down after 31 years in the role.1 September 2022
IFS Research Associate Dr Antonella Bancalari receives Fulbright-Royal Society of Edinburgh Scholarship AnnouncementIFS Research Associate Dr Antonella Bancalari has recieved the Fulbright-Royal Society of Edinburgh Award.22 August 2022
Deteriorating outlook for the public finances amid heightened uncertainty casts doubt on plausibility of promises of large permanent tax cuts Press ReleaseThe two candidates for Prime Minister need to recognise the even greater than usual uncertainty in the public finances.18 August 2022
Lack of progress on closing educational inequalities disadvantaging millions throughout life Press ReleaseNew research finds that disadvantaged pupils start school behind their better-off peers and the education system is not closing these gaps.16 August 2022
£12 billion needed if government wants to maintain value of household support package Press ReleaseThe government would need to find £12 billion simply to achieve what it was aiming to do with the £24 billion package announced in May.15 August 2022
In memory of James P Smith (1943 - 2022) AnnouncementIt is with great sadness that we announce the death of our friend and colleague James P Smith, who died last Thursday, 4th August.12 August 2022
IFS response to new NHS waiting times figures Press ReleaseWe respond to new NHS figures released today which show that there were 6.73 million people waiting for NHS treatment in June 2022.11 August 2022
Significant regional inequality in the effectiveness of cardiologists treating heart attack patients in England Press ReleaseNew IFS research shows that there was considerable regional inequality in the effectiveness of doctors treating heart attack patients.9 August 2022
School spending per pupil in 2024 to remain 3% below 2010 levels in real-terms once you account for actual costs faced by schools Press ReleaseUnexpectedly high cost pressures on schools mean that the government is no longer on track to restore spending per pupil to 2010 levels in real-terms.2 August 2022
110,000 workers missing from work as a result of long COVID at a cost of £1.5 billion a year in lost earnings Press ReleaseCurrent levels of long COVID could be causing 110,000 workers to be missing from the labour market.27 July 2022
The share of children whose families could not afford essentials fell by a quarter in the six years running up to the pandemic, despite rising relative child poverty Press ReleaseWith prices of food and energy currently rising particularly fast, material deprivation among children may start to rise in response.14 July 2022
IFS partnership with the Research in Color Foundation AnnouncementResearchers at the IFS have been engaging with the Research in Color Foundation13 July 2022
Big rise in claims means disability benefits bill 70% higher than expected – and claimants on average waiting five months to receive Press ReleaseThe number of people on disability benefits has been steadily rising – from 2% of the working-age population in the early 1990s to 6% in 2020-21.6 July 2022
IFS Research Director Rachel Griffith to receive honorary degree from Keele University AnnouncementIFS Research Director Rachel Griffith to receive honorary degree from Keele University24 June 2022
Inequalities in early child development remained stubbornly high through the 2010s Press ReleaseInequalities in early cognitive, social and emotional development have changed little between children born in the early 2000s and the early 2010s.23 June 2022
Latest increase in state pension age from 65 to 66 led to income poverty rates among 65-year-olds more than doubling Press ReleaseReductions in state pension income meant that the absolute income poverty rate for 65-year-olds rose by 14 percentage points (nearly 100,000 people).20 June 2022
Student living cost support cut to lowest level in seven years Press ReleaseGovernment support for student living costs will be cut to its lowest level in seven years, which will cause genuine hardship for students.15 June 2022
Decisions to retire early are driving growing economic inactivity among people in their 50s and 60s Press ReleaseThe number of economically inactive people in their 50s and 60s has grown by more than a quarter of a million since before the pandemic.15 June 2022
Times Education Commission publishes full report AnnouncementThe Times Education Commission, of which IFS Director Paul Johnson is a member, has published its final report.15 June 2022
Plans will leave spending on adult education and apprenticeships 25% below 2010 levels by 2025 Press ReleaseTotal spending on adult education and apprenticeships will still be 25% lower in 2024–25 as compared with 2010–11.13 June 2022
