The government has confirmed a 16% cash increase in overall council funding over 3 years – and a big redistribution between ...

Short-staffed and less experienced nursing teams deliver worse outcomes in NHS hospitals – with some patient groups ...

With domestic-currency debt, a confidence crisis need not cause default, as monetary financing can shift default risk into ...

The results show that supermarket openings have no meaningful effect on care home staffing. In the first year after opening, ...

In this paper, we study the impact of supermarket and warehouse openings on the labour supply of care workers in England.

Shortages of less qualified nursing assistants have no impact on patient mortality. Greater levels of hospital-specific experience among nurses reduces mortality. The most affected patients are those ...

The online launch of 2026 IFS Annual Report on Education Spending in England, funded by the Nuffield Foundation.

We study whether in practice the Scottish Child Payment (SCP) creates disincentives to work.

One of the biggest issues highlighted in last week’s Budget was Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) spending in England. For the first time, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) ...

The Wales Public Services 2025 Programme is investigating the long-term financial, demographic and demand pressures confronting public services in Wales and possible responses. Hosted by Cardiff ...