Using Global Minds data across 44 countries over the period 2020–25 we confirm that ill-being is no longer hump-shaped in age but now decreases in age ...

Summary of new research on the scale and sources of regional inequalities and policy implications.

We propose a novel measure of intergenerational welfare mobility, “value-value” slope, including both pecuniary and ...

On the benefits side, a new £40 per week ‘baby’ rate of the Scottish child payment for children under 1 year of age will be ...

Why isn’t the NHS improving faster? We unpack waiting lists, winter pressures, productivity and reform plans - and ask ...

Children of parents who benefited from the 1990s house price boom subsequently had more housing wealth and were more likely ...

We are pleased to announce that our research on the effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes has been awarded ONS' Impact of Analysis Award. From tax rises to new spending pressures, we break down ...

Education spending is the second-largest element of public service spending in the UK behind health, representing £122 billion in today’s prices or about 4.1% of national income.

This paper examines the UK’s current tax and disability trust framework and argues for a broader, more accessible range of ...

This issue brings together three papers that examine how, and why, the places where people grow up, live and work shape their ...

We are pleased to announce that our research on the effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes has been awarded ONS' Impact of Analysis Award. From tax rises to new spending pressures, we break down ...

Homeownership rates of working-age adults, by age group, 1995–2022 ...