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Universal credit : incomes, incentives and the remaining roll-out

Ray-Chaudhuri, Sam; Waters, Tom - 2024

The introduction of universal credit (UC) has been the most significant reform to the workingage benefits system since …-age families - will be entitled to the benefit. UC is an integrated means-tested benefit that is replacing six 'legacy' benefits … getting means-tested benefits. We then briefly review the issues around the rest of UC's roll-out. …

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The distributional impact of tax and benefit reforms since 2010

Waters, Tom; Wernham, Thomas - 2024

), indirect taxes (VAT, duties) and welfare benefits. We examine reforms implemented since 2010-11, as well as those that have …

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Pensions : five key decisions for the next government

Cribb, Jonathan; Karjalainen, Heidi; O'Brien, Laurence - 2024

The current generation of pensioners has, in general, been better served by the UK's mix of state and private pension provision than earlier generations were. Pensioners today have disposable incomes - once you take account of housing costs and children - that on average are similar to those...

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Challenges for the UK pension system : the case for a pensions review

Cribb, Jonathan; Emmerson, Carl; Johnson, Paul; … - 2023

This report makes the case for a new review of the pension system in the UK. There are a number of key challenges facing future generations of pensioners that threaten their living standards in retirement and which, without policy action, mean many are likely to face substantial financial...

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The policy menu for school lunches : options and tradeoffs in expanding free school meals in England

Cribb, Jonathan; Farquharson, Christine; McKendrick, Andrew - 2023

are receiving certain means-tested benefits and on very low incomes. Since 2014, all children in the first three years of …

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Reforms, roll-outs and freezes in the tax and benefit system

Waters, Tom; Wernham, Tom - 2022

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Scottish budget 2023-24 : further analysis

Boileau, Bee; Ogden, Kate; Phillips, David; Sibieta, Luke; … - 2023

The aim of this report, the IFS's first in-depth analysis of the Scottish Government Budget, is to look at some of the key implications for the coming year, and for the longer term. We do not attempt to cover all of the different services that the Scottish Government is responsible for, or all...

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Analysis of Scottish tax and benefit reforms

Waters, Tom; Wernham, Tom - 2023

We analyse the impact of changes to devolved income tax rates and bands and benefits, and show the total impact of the …

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Poverty

Ray-Chaudhuri, Sam; Waters, Tom; Xu, Xiaowei - 2023

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Living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK : 2023

Ray-Chaudhuri, Sam; Waters, Tom; Wernham, Thomas; Xu, … - 2023

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