Why do political parties shy away from taxing wealth in the UK when, according to this report, at least £18 billion could be raised each year if governments introduced a moderate wealth tax that would affect just 1% of the population? Where taxes come from is increasingly an intergenerational fairness issue. This research demonstrates that… Read more »
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National Minimum Wage 2023: Consultation
To read IF’s response to the Low Pay Commission consultation 2023 please click the download button
Joint inquiry into housing solutions for homeless households on rethinking conversions – Intergenerational Foundation response
Click the link below to read Intergenerational Foundation’s response Rethinking conversions – Joint Inquiry
DWP: Extending opportunities for collective defined contribution pension schemes – Intergenerational Foundation response
Click the link below to read IF’s consultation response Extending opportunities for CDC pension schemes – Intergenerational Foundation response
No country for young people: The problems of accelerating rural-urban age segregation
Old and young are living further apart This report investigated the profound changes in where older and younger people live in England and Wales over the past 20 years mean. It compares Census data from 2001, 2011 and 2021: Rural areas have aged more than twice as fast as urban areas Areas where over-50s are… Read more »
Play fair: Equalising the taxation of earned and unearned income
This report explains how the government could more fairly tax earned and unearned income: The current UK tax regime strongly favours unearned income over earned income. This has led to a tax system that is both unfair and inefficient. It also means that the young and those people who receive their income from employment pay… Read more »
Bring back the lodgers: How the UK housing stock could be used to combat the rental crisis
This research report argues that by giving homeowners more incentives to rent out room to lodgers, hundreds of thousands of spare rooms could be made available for rent. Key findings: 160,000 rooms would be made available from a 1% increase in the number of under-occupying homes taking in a lodger Taking in a lodger would… Read more »
Downsize your energy bills: Moving to a smaller home cuts energy bills
This report analyses house type, age, under-occupation and energy consumption and compares different downsizing scenarios and energy costs in order to help older generations to appreciate the energy savings they could make from downsizing. Key findings: Downsizing from larger to smaller homes in England could save 8 million homeowners up to £5,000 a year in… Read more »
Reforming the private rented sector – Intergenerational Foundation response
Commons select commitee enquiry into tax reliefs – Intergenerational Foundation response
https://www.if.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tax-relief-call-for-evidence_final_IF-response.pdf