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

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 find out.

The tax system pushes businesses and households away from electricity towards gas, making net zero more costly to achieve.

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

A response to the government's announcement that it will commit to spending 5% of national income on national security in ...

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

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

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

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

We test whether the vaccination process increased the marginal willingness to pay taxes (MWTP).

In this paper, we investigate the impact of new openings for civil service positions on sickness absences using data from ...