Jan 8, 2025 · Executive summary. This is our seventh annual report on education spending in England funded by the Nuffield Foundation. It seeks to provide a clear and consistent comparison of the level and changes in spending per student across different stages of education.

Mar 27, 2025 · Rachel Reeves promised that she would only have one major fiscal event each year. Yesterday she delivered on that promise. No significant tax changes. And the two substantive spending changes had effectively already been announced: the cut in ODA spending to “fund” higher defence spending, and ...

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Jul 25, 2024 · How have incomes changed over time? We measure household income by adding up different sources of income such as earnings from employment or self-employment, benefits, pension income and interest from savings, and then deducting taxes (income tax, National Insurance contributions, and local taxes, e.g. council tax).. We adjust incomes with inflation to show real incomes in 2023-24 prices and ...

Apr 10, 2025 · IFS is the UK’s leading independent economics research institute. We analyse and inform economic and policy decisions with academic rigour and absolute independence.

Mar 26, 2025 · IFS Director Paul Johnson explains the key points of the Spring 2025 Statement in a concise and accessible manner.

Mar 6, 2025 · These initial out-turns are provisional – in particular, the picture on self-assessment revenues may look less grim once February data (which always contain some stragglers who pay their tax slightly after the end-of-January deadline) are available.

Dec 13, 2023 · Executive summary. In this major report of the Pensions Review, led by the Institute for Fiscal Studies in partnership with the abrdn Financial Fairness Trust, we consider the role of the state pension in the UK pension system, analyse the key challenges for future generations of pensioners and set out policies that would improve the current system.

Sep 13, 2022 · Your education has a huge effect on your life chances. As well as being likely to lead to better wages, higher levels of education are linked with better health, wealth and even happiness.It should be a way for children from deprived backgrounds to escape poverty.

Jan 9, 2025 · 2025 will be a pivotal year for FE. With a new government in office and a Spending Review on the horizon, decisions in the coming months will shape the funding landscape through to 2028.