Institute for Fiscal Studies
IFS: Tories will need to put up taxes or make bigger spending cuts after election
The bombshell will come as a boost to Labour ahead of conference season.
According to the IFS, people really are worse off under the Tories
Despite the sort of spin that we saw last Friday, people really are worse off under the Tories.
There’s something badly wrong with our welfare system
Today’s figures should open up debate on how to reform the current system of tax credits and benefits. What is clear is that more needs to be done to address the growing number of people who are actively contributing to society but yet are finding it increasingly difficult just to get by.
Poorest will be hardest hit by downturn due to welfare reforms
The poor will be the hardest hit in the long-term by the economic downturn as a result of the government's changes to the benefits system, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
More spending cuts on the way if coalition is to meet savings targets
If the coalition is to meet its spending targets it will have to make further cuts to departmental budgets.
As the coalition attacks relative child poverty, here’s a list of mythbusting facts
As the DWP publishes its annual Households Below Average Income figures, coalition policies are cancelling out a decade’s progress in tackling child poverty.