Join us and Aberdeen University ahead of the Scottish elections for expert analysis of fiscal policy and the parties' plans ...

Plans to significantly cut Scottish income tax rates are front and centre of Reform UK’s Scottish manifesto. Initial cuts – ...

Are pensioners now better off than working-age people? We examine the data on income, wealth, housing and the future of ...

English hospital services are in a relatively poor state - yet still look substantially better on many measures than those in ...

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

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

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 ...

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

Join us at the IFS-Deaton Review’s final workshop, where we will explore the review's findings and their policy implications in the UK context.

The UC review should consider the way that universal credit interacts with council tax support (a separate means of support ...

Building on reforms in the 2016–21 parliament, the Scottish Government has continued to make its devolved tax and benefit system more progressive over the last five years. Income tax has been ...