Today’s new personal independence payment statistics show the number of new awards fell in 2025, but remains above ...

We identify challenges and develop policy proposals for the UK private pension system, which is increasingly reliant on ...

This comment analyses the government’s new youth employment package, which expands youth wage subsidies and introduces apprenticeship reforms.

We find evidence that the passage of “DNA laws” streamlining access to forensic DNA technology was a watershed in the ...

Council tax support (CTS) is a benefit that assists the poorest households in paying their council tax, by providing a reduction on their bills. It operates separat ...

The UC review should consider the way that universal credit interacts with council tax support (a separate means of support to low-income families). Because council ...

Conflict in the Middle East has pushed up energy prices. We examine how this compares to past shocks and the government's options going forward.

From the start of April, the state pension age will start rising from 66, reaching 67 in early 2028. This upcoming change was announced in 2011 and legislated in 2014, in response to higher life ...

We analyze anticipatory effects associated with the EU’s Directive on Public Country-by-Country Reporting.

Join us at this online event as experts reflect on ten years of tax devolution and discuss what the future holds for taxes across the UK.

Council tax support is a benefit available to low-income households, giving them a reduction in their council tax bill. It operates separately from universal credit – the main means-tested working-age ...

David Phillips, Head of Devolved and Local Government Finance at IFS, said: “You may be forgiven for feeling a sense of déjà vu. The similarities between Reform UK’s manifesto and the Welsh ...