We evaluate the Education Maintenance Allowance, a conditional cash transfer scheme that paid low-income teenagers to remain ...

We consider the implications of different potential changes to departmental spending plans at the upcoming Budget.

We study the reasons for rising in-work poverty in the 25 years up to the pandemic.

IFS celebrates a double win, taking 'Think Tank of the Year' and 'Best Publication' honours.

Help us to inform and improve government policy and public debate through high-quality, independent research.

We study how exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) affects young children’s accumulation of cognitive and ...

What are the Chancellor’s options for raising tax, and what would they mean for households, the economy and growth?

This online event will present new IFS research on cognitive decline in older age and its impact on financial choices and ...

At this online webinar IFS researchers present their initial response to Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget.

Personal tax thresholds have been frozen since 2023 or earlier, meaning inflation erodes their real value. Extending freezes ...

Climate change mitigation requires understanding differences in individual carbon footprints. We document that women emit 26 percent less than men from food and transport, using detailed consumption ...