The income threshold below which pensioners will be eligible for the winter fuel payment (WFP) is set to rise.

Rachel Reeves is to allocate between competing priorities with her spending review, and a 2.5 per cent rise for health could ...

We consider recent trends in health and social care productivity and the scope for future improvements.

Spending Review 2025 will set detailed departmental budgets for most of this parliament. We examine the key choices facing ...

The Crown Court case backlog has doubled since 2019 and continues to grow. We explore whether falling productivity is part of ...

This report explores options for incorporating administrative records on graduate earnings into the OfS’ regulation of higher ...

Updated forecasts for tax revenues and benefit spending imply a more challenging funding outlook for the Scottish Government.

The government has announced that it will expand eligibility to free school meals to all children in England whose families receive Universal Credit, removing the current £7,400 household income cap.

Clara's interests lie in public and labour economics. She joined the Institute for Fiscal Studies in 2021 while completing her Master of Science in Economics. In 2023, she earned the three-years IFS ...

At the Spending Review on 11th June, the government will set out detailed spending plans for individual departments for the next three years. These will determine how much will be spent on the NHS, ...

This Briefing Note compares five recent studies that have examined the labour market impact of the Working Families' Tax Credit and related reforms between 1999 and 2002.