Tom Anderson, who is working at IF under the Oxford Internship scheme, welcomes the recent warning from Edi Truell that public sector pensions are becoming unsustainable
Britain’s housing crisis in 3 numbers
David Kingman looks at a range of recent figures which show the true extent of Britain’s housing crisis
Hinkley Point: a key source of low-carbon energy, or a massive liability for future generations?
David Kingman analyses the Hinkley Point nuclear power scheme in intergenerational terms
Which graduates will pay off their student loan?
Antony Mason looks at the burden of debt under which universities now send their graduates into the world of work
The Turning Point for Housing?
IF supporter Tim Lund asks whether the new Labour leadership could have the answers to Britain’s housing crisis…
New ONS life tables show how dramatically life expectancy has increased
David Kingman reports on the latest edition of the English Life Tables, which help to put modern life expectancy in its historical context
New data confirms relationship between age and health spending
David Kingman introduces a new report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies which shows the strong relationship between age and health expenditure
Shelter: Government’s “Starter Homes” likely to be unaffordable to all but high-earners
David Kingman looks at some new research which highlights the flaws in the Government’s new “Starter Homes” policy
New ONS figures shed further light on young people and zero-hours contracts
David Kingman looks at the latest figures about zero-hours contracts from the Office for National Statistics, which show how they disproportionately affect young people
Dignity and security for all ages
Tom Anderson, who is working at IF under the Oxford Internship scheme, examines a new report on pensioner living standards that shows pensioner poverty is reaching record lows, but possibly at the expense of future generations