In this article, IF researcher Conor Nakkan, considers how reforms to the State Pension could help to boost spending on defence.
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The Spring Statement: What does it mean for young people?
Meera Saravanan, IF student researcher, looks at the Spring Statement from a young person’s perspective.
There is more than one version of “student loan fraud”
Paul Wiltshire, founder of University Watch and student finance campaigner, argues in his new report that the HE sector is mis-selling degrees to unsuspecting young adults and extracting fee income via student loans on an industrial scale.
Should younger generations support Commonhold?
The government has just released a Commonhold White Paper. Liz Emerson, IF CEO, outlines what it hopes to achieve and why younger generations should support it.
New research uses real-life outcomes to measure “intergenerational (im)balance” across Europe.
Professor Filip Chybalski and Dr Edyta Marcinkiewicz from Lodz University of Technology’s Institute of Management, explain.
The 2025 Spending Review: Why young people deserve a better deal
The 2025 Spending Review is an opportunity to provide feedback on government spending priorities, propose new policy ideas, and influence departmental budgets and resource allocation. In this article, IF researcher Conor Nakkan, outlines IF’s submission to the Review.
New research calls the lack of government investment in youth mental health an ‘intergenerational injustice’
New research calls the lack of government investment in youth mental health an ‘intergenerational injustice’. Sophie Webb, student researcher at the University of Birmingham, explains.
The Turing Scheme – are today’s students getting a fair deal?
The Turing Scheme: Are today’s students getting a fair deal? Meera Saravanan, IF student researcher, investigates
The Burdens of borrowing: Government debt and intergenerational fairness
Why is the government’s debt and borrowing an intergenerational fairness issue? Conor Nakkan, IF researcher, explains
The Renters’ Rights Bill – a win for younger generations
The Renters’ Rights Bill has just passed from the House of Commons to the House of Lords and is expected to become law by Spring 2025. IF researcher, Toby Whelton, discusses the legislation and what it means for young people.