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.
Category: Young people
Why are young people calling for Votes at 16?
Why are young people calling for Votes at 16? Haydn Osborne-Brookes, school student and activist, explains.
Blowing the budget: IF’s new report on young people’s spending
IF’s new report “Blowing the Budget: Why the young have to spend more than the old on Essentials” has just been published. The report’s author and IF researcher, Toby Whelton, talks us through the key findings of the report and what it tells us about the financial pressures facing young people.
Vindication – London Mayor Sadiq Khan admits housing crisis is “creating intergenerational inequality like we’ve never seen before”.
This admission from a leading Labour politician is an astonishing breakthrough for the Intergenerational Foundation and its campaign for intergenerational fairness. Daniel Harrison, IF supporter, economist, and author of Intergenerational Theft explains the significance of this revelation.
The Children’s Wellbeing Bill: Is this a new era for educational equality and opportunity?
A Commitment to educational equality? Meera Saravanan, IF’s Royal Holloway student placement, investigates
What the UK can learn from proposed youth tax exemptions in Portugal
In Portugal’s upcoming budget, there is a proposal for tax exemptions exclusively for young people that have caught the eye of many. IF researcher, Toby Whelton, looks at how the UK could take inspiration from this policy.
Budget 2024: Intergenerational unfairness, wealth inequality and low growth are interlinked
As the Labour government’s first budget approaches, Daniel Harrison, IF supporter, economist, and author of Intergenerational Theft questions how the Government will address the burning issues blighting the prospects of young people
What chance a youth development dividend?
Where is the meaningful investment in young human capital via a youth development dividend in the new government’s plans? asks Simon Edwards, IF supporter.
Our children are the poorest, the unhappiest, their health is declining and their death rates are increasing
Britain’s children are the poorest, the unhappiest, their health is declining and their death rates are increasing. Liz Emerson, IF CEO, outlines shocking statistics.
The hypocrisy of the universities lobby in their argument to increase student fees
University lobbying groups have been increasing their calls for an increase to tuitions fees ahead of the Autumn Budget. IF researcher, Toby Whelton, argues not only are these calls intergenerationally unfair but they are also cynical.