MENTAL HEALTH BLOG WEEK. To mark the beginning of a week of IF blogs on the subject of young people and mental health, IF’s Senior Researcher David Kingman explains what we have in store for our readers
Category: Young people
New research looks at key issues affecting young people’s health
A recent research paper by the Health Foundation raises serious concerns about the negative forces that may be adversely affecting the health of the UK’s young adults. David Kingman looks at the findings
Is going to university worth the cost? Not always, suggests new research
New research based on the Longitudinal Educational Outcomes (LEO) dataset sheds more light on the complex question of whether obtaining a university degree is worth the financial cost of doing so. David Kingman reports
How much do retirees regret not saving more when they were younger – and what could it mean for today’s young adults?
The phenomenon known as “savings regret” has been given statistical underpinning by new evidence. David Kingman ponders what it could mean for Millennials
How much would different options for replacing the over-75s’ free TV licence cost?
Following the publication of a report from Frontier Economics which lays out the cost of different options for replacing the free TV licence for the over-75s, David Kingman looks at what each of the options might cost
18–21 year olds to lose entitlement to housing support
David Kingman reports on the forthcoming change to housing support for young people
The “cock-up theory” of student debt
Angus Hanton, co-founder of IF, deplores the casual misguidedness of policy-makers that is responsible for the plight of debt-burdened graduates
Roll up, roll up: register to vote – deadline 13 April for voting on 4 May
If Brexit showed young non-voters anything, it was that not voting has far-reaching ramifications for their place in the European Union. Liz Emerson, IF Co-founder, explains why – with just two days left to register to vote – it is more important than ever that Millennials get involved in the democratic process
Is Britain’s education system fit for purpose?
David Kingman looks at the findings of new research into problems affecting different parts of Britain’s education system
New data highlight continued growth of zero-hours contracts in the UK
David Kingman looks at the latest statistics on the growing use of zero-hours contracts