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IPPR has responded to today’s migration and asylum statistics from the Home Office which reveal that:The initial asylum backlog has continued to fall from around 49,000 people at the end of March 2026 to around 40,000 people at the end of June 2026. The backlog has fallen by more than half compared to the year before.  Hotel use has also fallen in parallel to around 16,000 at the end of June 2026…

Responding to the statistics, Henry Parkes, principal economist at IPPR, said:“These figures confirm that too many young people are still struggling to get a first foothold in work.“The answer isn’t simply to tell young people to try harder. Where you live can make a huge difference to your chances, and in too many parts of the country there simply aren’t enough suitable first jobs to go around.“…

These companies hold extraordinary control over the digital infrastructure we all rely on. They have earned much of their success and deserve to profit, but their success should not come at the expense of consumers paying higher prices or challenger firms being unable to scale their business. The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 is a flexible, robust and proportionate tool for …

More than a third of tech-intensive firms have shelved a product because of a major technology company dominating the market72 per cent say proposed stronger competition measures could help them lower prices or produce better productsIPPR calls on government to back faster, bolder competition enforcement to strengthen UK growth and homegrown industryThe market power of a handful of global technol…

Britain’s tax system isn’t fit for purpose. As this paper shows, the historical evolution of our tax system has produced one marked by a great deal of complexity, but which struggles to raise the revenue required to meet the public’s demands on the state.At the same time, almost two decades of weak economic growth and an ageing population have left British taxpayers in an invidious position: wher…

Britain needs a new fiscal settlement that shifts taxes away from young people and work and instead towards property, older people and wealth, argues leading political economistPopulation ageing will account for almost 80 per cent of the additional fiscal pressure facing the UK by 2075, according to a new paper published by IPPR today.Analysis in the paper finds that ageing accounts for less than…

IPPR has responded to today’s announcement of funding by the prime minister and secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, Angela Rayner.Maya Singer Hobbs, senior research fellow at IPPR, said:  “The country desperately needs more genuinely affordable homes, so this investment in social housing is hugely welcome. Building more council and social rent homes is essential for …

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is an independent charity working towards a fairer, greener, and more prosperous society.

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is an independent charity working towards a fairer, greener, and more prosperous society.

IPPR has today announced the advisory council for its landmark programme of research aimed at improving the lives of young people.Chaired by Sam Freedman, the State of a Generation advisory council brings together leaders from politics, local government, academia, business and organisations working with and for young people.The State of a Generation programme will explore what it means to come of…

John is also Director of the Social Science research centre. His research interests include the economics of education, access to higher education, intergenerational mobility, cross-national comparisons and educational inequalities.

Currently CEO of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Ruth has held senior leadership roles at Girlguiding and Scope. She is also a trustee of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) and chair of trustees of the Co-op Foundation.

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is an independent charity working towards a fairer, greener, and more prosperous society.

She has extensive experience of using evidence to improve policy and services for children and families.

Andrew was appointed vice president, impact in April 2021, having joined McDonald’s UK in June 2019 as director of corporate affairs. He is responsible for all communications across the business, including brand reputation, consumer and corporate PR, corporate affairs, internal communications and regional communications.

Since coming to power, Labour has begun to give communities and neighbourhoods renewed attention, with Pride in Place marking an important shift towards longer-term investment and greater citizen involvement in some of the country’s most deprived places. Andy Burnham’s arrival in Downing Street creates an opportunity to go much further than we’ve seen up to now: to make his promise of “good growt…

Kate Josephs CB joined Sheffield City Council as chief executive in January 2021, following a 20-year career in national government in the UK and US She leads an organisation of over 8,000 staff, supporting Sheffield’s political leadership to deliver for England’s fourth largest city.

Sarah has worked across the employment, skills, education and youth public policy space for the last 15 years. Prior to being at Youth Futures Foundation, England's first What Work Centre for Youth Employment, she held roles at the Careers & Enterprise Company, the CIPD and more widely in Westminster.

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is an independent charity working towards a fairer, greener, and more prosperous society.

Workers without fixed hours who regularly work 20–30 hours a week are 73 per cent more likely to fall behind on bills than comparable fixed-hours workers  Government proposals risk excluding these workers from new guaranteed-hours protectionsIPPR calls for guaranteed-hours rights to cover workers contracted for 30 hours a week or lessWorkers without fixed hours who regularly work between 20 and 3…