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To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Cabinet Office spend data, Expenditure Over £25,000 - March 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), updated on 30 April 2025, what the transaction for SOCIAL MOBILITY COMMISSION (PROG) to THE INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES, Ref: 1037277674 was for.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Cabinet Office spend data, Expenditure Over £25,000 - March 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), updated on 30 April 2025, what the transaction for SOCIAL MOBILITY COMMISSION (PROG) to THE INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES, Ref: 1037277674 was for.
The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) is an independent advisory Arm’s Length Body, sponsored by the Office for Equality and Opportunity. The SMC makes its own decisions on spending within their set budget. This question has been passed to the SMC, who will provide a written response to the Member.
Links to analysis of the 2025 Autumn Budget from selected think tanks, business groups, political parties and other organisations.
Links to analysis of the 2025 Autumn Budget from selected think tanks, business groups, political parties and other organisations.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies Spending on special educational needs in England: something has to change, published on 10 December 2024, and in particular its findings on special educational needs debt within local authorities.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies Spending on special educational needs in England: something has to change, published on 10 December 2024, and in particular its findings on special educational needs debt within local authorities.
The department is providing an increase of £1 billion for high needs budgets in England in the 2025/26 financial year. Total high needs funding for children and young people with complex special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is over £12 billion in the 2025/26 financial year.
The department is providing the increase in high needs funding to help meet the increase in costs local authorities will be facing this financial year, as they in turn provide support to schools and colleges, and ultimately to children and young people with SEND.
Nevertheless, the government recognises that the rising costs of SEND provision are putting a strain on local government finances, and in particular, the impact of dedicated schools grant deficits on councils’ finances. In the Spending Review on 11 June, we confirmed that the Core Schools Budget, which includes funding for local authorities’ high needs budgets, will rise to £69.5 billion by 2028/29. We intend to set out plans for reforming the SEND system in further detail later this year. Our objective is to ensure that local authorities, schools and colleges can deliver high quality services for children and young people with SEND in a financially sustainable way.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on research projects undertaken by the Institute of Fiscal Studies on behalf of her Department on labour market returns by degree subject in each year since 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on research projects undertaken by the Institute of Fiscal Studies on behalf of her Department on labour market returns by degree subject in each year since 2022.
Since 2022, the department has commissioned one research project, undertaken by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), that includes evidence about labour market returns to undergraduate degrees by degree subject. This is described below.
In 2023, the department put out to open tender a research project called, ‘Developing an earnings metric to assess the quality of higher education (HE) provision’. The IFS bid for and were awarded this project. This project included modelling of graduate earnings by degree subject and HE provider. Its purpose was to produce a report advising on options for how graduate earnings could be used by the Office for Students as part of their regulatory activity. This work began in November 2023 and the report was delivered to the department in September 2024. The report has not yet been published but will be in the future.
Links to analysis of the 2024 Autumn Budget from selected think tanks, business groups, political parties and other organisations.
Links to analysis of the 2024 Autumn Budget from selected think tanks, business groups, political parties and other organisations.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of interest rate charges on Government student loan financing, following research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies which showed that higher interest rates will add more than £10 billion per year to the cost of England’s student...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of interest rate charges on Government student loan financing, following research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies which showed that higher interest rates will add more than £10 billion per year to the cost of England’s student...
Student loans are valued in the department’s annual accounts in line with the International Financial Reporting Standard 9 and set out in The Government Financial Reporting Manual which is attached.
Under which where future cash flows are discounted to measure the fair value of a financial asset, this should be done using the higher of the rate intrinsic to the financial instrument or the HMT discount rate. HMT set the discount rate annually based on a 10 year rolling average of gilt yields. For student loans the intrinsic rate would be the discount rate that gave a Resource Accounting Budget (RAB) or stock charge of 0%, so the HMT discount rate is used provided the RAB charge is greater than 0%. Should the HMT discount rate result in a RAB charge calculation giving a negative value then the intrinsic rate is used instead, meaning that that RAB charge will take a value of 0%.
The most recent forecasts for the student finance system can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/student-loan-forecasts-for-england/2022-23.
The net present value of future repayments was calculated by discounting all future repayments at a rate of RPI -1.3% per year until the end of financial year 2029/30, and -0.2% per year from financial year 2030/31, to the same point in time as the loan outlay or loan balance. This is the discount rate for financial instruments set by HMT in 2022 and is intended to reflect of the cost of government borrowing. The most recent student loan forecasts using the 2023 discount rate set by HMT will be published at the end of June 2024.
The department has carefully assessed the impact of changes and published a full and comprehensive analysis in the Higher Education Reform and Consultation Document Equality Impact Assessment, which is attached.
The student loan repayment system under Plan 5 is progressive, with repayments being positively correlated with lifetime earnings. The highest earners make the largest individual contributions to the system overall, and the lowest earners are required to contribute the least.
Lower earners, whether male or female, are protected. If a borrower’s income is below the repayment threshold, they will not be required to make any repayments at all. At the end of the loan term, any outstanding loan debt, including interest accrued, will be written off at no detriment to the borrower. No commercial loans offer this level of protection.
The department will continue to keep the student finance system, including repayment terms, under review to ensure that it remains sustainable and delivers value for money for students and the taxpayer.
This page provides links to analysis of the 2024 Spring Budget from selected think tanks, business groups, political parties and other organisations.
This page provides links to analysis of the 2024 Spring Budget from selected think tanks, business groups, political parties and other organisations.
The head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said of the Chancellor:
“Continuing to muddle through, massage the figures, and implement poorly designed policies will only make the problems worse.”
That is a pretty damning verdict on his Budget, is it not?
The head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said of the Chancellor:
“Continuing to muddle through, massage the figures, and implement poorly designed policies will only make the problems worse.”
That is a pretty damning verdict on his Budget, is it not?
It would be if his comment had not been quoted out of context, as the hon. Gentleman just did, because he also said that he could see in the Budget a growth plan and he strongly welcomed measures such as the childcare reform.
It would be if his comment had not been quoted out of context, as the hon. Gentleman just did, because he also said that he could see in the Budget a growth plan and he strongly welcomed measures such as the childcare reform.
It would be if his comment had not been quoted out of context, as the hon. Gentleman just did, because he also said that he could see in the Budget a growth plan and he strongly welcomed measures such as the childcare reform.
The head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies has said of the Chancellor:
“Continuing to muddle through, massage the figures, and implement poorly designed policies will only make the problems worse.”
That is a pretty damning verdict on his Budget, is it not?
This page provides links to analysis of, and reaction to, the 2023 Spring Budget, from selected think tanks, business groups, political parties and other organisations.
This page provides links to analysis of, and reaction to, the 2023 Spring Budget, from selected think tanks, business groups, political parties and other organisations.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies 2021 annual report on education spending in England, published on 30 November 2021; and in particular, the finding that spending per pupil in further education colleges in 2024–25 will be around...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies 2021 annual report on education spending in England, published on 30 November 2021; and in particular, the finding that spending per pupil in further education colleges in 2024–25 will be around...
I refer the noble Lord to my answer of 17 December 2021 to Question HL4854. I can also now provide a further update on funding rates. On 17 December 2021, details were announced on how additional funding will be allocated in the 2022/23 academic year, including increasing the 16 to 19 national funding rate for students aged 16 and 17, and students aged 18 and over with high needs in band 5 from £4,188 to £4,542. The other funding rates and the rates for T Levels will also receive an increase.
Additionally, there will be increases in the High Value Courses Premium from £400 to £600. The disadvantage block 2 and the block 1 rates for looked after children and care leavers will increase from £480 to £504, and the programme cost weightings will increase for the following 5 subject areas to better match the cost of delivery:
- medicine and dentistry
- nursing, and subjects and vocations allied to medicine
- transportation operations and maintenance
- building and construction
- urban, rural, and regional planning
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Institute for Fiscal Studies report entitled, Will universities need a bailout to survive the COVID-19 crisis, published 6 July 2020; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Institute for Fiscal Studies report entitled, Will universities need a bailout to survive the COVID-19 crisis, published 6 July 2020; and if he will make a statement.
The government recognises that the COVID-19 outbreak has brought significant financial challenges to the higher education (HE) sector, with losses of income across teaching, research, commercial and other activities, as published in the Institute for Fiscal Studies report on 6 July 2020. The government has already provided significant support to help providers through the financial challenges that COVID-19 has brought upon the sector. The HE package that we announced on 4 May, with its reprofiling of public funding and measures on admissions, has acted to stabilise the situation in England.
In June, we announced further UK-wide support in the form of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s research stabilisation package. Alongside this, eligible HE providers can apply for the range of business support measures that the government has put in place to support our whole economy.
We recognise, however, that a high level of uncertainty remains around the scale of problems that HE providers, as a whole and individually, may face in the coming academic year. We need to be able to intervene, where there is a case to do so, to support providers whose future is at risk because of the financial impacts of COVID-19.
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, announced further information about the higher education restructuring regime on 16 July. This will be deployed as a last resort, if a decision has been made to support a provider in England, when other steps to preserve a provider’s viability and to mitigate the risks of market exit have not proved sufficient. The overarching objectives that will guide the department’s assessment of cases will be protecting the welfare of current students, preserving the sector’s internationally outstanding science base and supporting the role that higher education providers play in regional and local economies through the provision of high quality courses aligned with economic and societal needs.
Financial support in the form of repayable loans will only be offered as a last resort measure, and with specific conditions, such as tackling low quality courses and reducing excessive Vice-Chancellor pay.
Details on the higher education restructuring regime can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-education-restructuring-regime.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings in the Institute of Fiscal Studies research, published in January 2019, on the effect of the abolition of council tax benefit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings in the Institute of Fiscal Studies research, published in January 2019, on the effect of the abolition of council tax benefit.
The Government has noted the findings of the Institute of Fiscal Studies’ research and closely monitors council tax collection rates, which were 97.0 per cent in 2018-19, as well as overall council tax levels and increases.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to publish the evaluation of the benefit cap undertaken by the National Centre for Social Research and the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to publish the evaluation of the benefit cap undertaken by the National Centre for Social Research and the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
The results of the two strands of benefit cap evaluation will be published together in due course. The research comprises:
a) A quantitative longitudinal survey of capped households under both Housing Benefit and Universal Credit together with qualitative case studies of local authorities, undertaken by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen).
b) Quantitative analysis of capped households undertaken by officials from the Department for Work and Pensions, and peer reviewed by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place on 13 June 2019. Lord Dubs (Labour) is to move that “this House takes note of inequalities in income, wealth and living standards in the UK since the 2008 financial crisis; and further takes note of the Institute for Fiscal Studies Deaton Review of inequalities in the 21st century in the UK and the final report of the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights”.
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place on 13 June 2019. Lord Dubs (Labour) is to move that “this House takes note of inequalities in income, wealth and living standards in the UK since the 2008 financial crisis; and...
There will be an opposition day debate on social mobility and inequality on Wednesday 22 May 2019. This page lists key sources of information for the debate.
There will be an opposition day debate on social mobility and inequality on Wednesday 22 May 2019. This page lists key sources of information for the debate.
Amendment to the programme motion, calling for oral witnesses to give evidence, negatived on division (8 votes to 10). Programme motion agreed to. Written evidence motion agreed to. Clause 1 agreed to. Amendment to clause 2, discussed with other amendments, and clauses 3 and 4 stand part, debated and negatived on division (8 votes to 10, in four cases). Clause 2 agreed to. Committee adjourned.
Amendment to the programme motion, calling for oral witnesses to give evidence, negatived on division (8 votes to 10). Programme motion agreed to. Written evidence motion agreed to. Clause 1 agreed to. Amendment to clause 2, discussed with other amendments, and clauses 3 and 4 stand part, debated and negatived...
(Except clause 8; clause 33 and schedule 9; clauses 40 and 41 and schedule 11; new clauses or new schedules relating to the income tax treatment of armed forces’ accommodation allowances, the bank levy, stamp duty land tax, the effect of the Bill on equality, or the effect of the Bill on tax avoidance or evasion). Amendment to programme motion negatived on division (9 votes to 10). Programme motion agreed to. Resolved, that any written evidence shall be reported to the House for publication. Clauses 1 to 3 agreed to. Clause 4, discussed with new clause 10 (Analysis of effect of income tax on incentives into employment), agreed to. Clause 5 agreed to. Clause 6, discussed with new clause 3 (Review of the effects of changes to the transferable tax allowance for married couples and civil partners), agreed to. Clause 7 agreed to. Clause 9, discussed with new clause 5 (Impact of benefit in kind tax supplement on the use of diesel cars), agreed to. Clause 10 agreed to. Clause 11, discussed with clause 12, and schedules 1 and 2, agreed to. Two amendments to schedule 1 negatived on division (9 votes to 10 in each case). Clause 12 agreed to. Schedules 1 and 2 agreed to. Committee adjourned.
(Except clause 8; clause 33 and schedule 9; clauses 40 and 41 and schedule 11; new clauses or new schedules relating to the income tax treatment of armed forces’ accommodation allowances, the bank levy, stamp duty land tax, the effect of the Bill on equality, or the effect of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the implications for her Department's policies are of the findings from the Institute for Fiscal Studies of 4 July 2017 on the comparative effect of the removal of the maintenance grant on levels of debt from students from poorer and richer...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the implications for her Department's policies are of the findings from the Institute for Fiscal Studies of 4 July 2017 on the comparative effect of the removal of the maintenance grant on levels of debt from students from poorer and richer...
Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are going to university at a record rate – they were 43 per cent more likely to go to university in 2016 than they were in 2009.
The Government is committed to maintaining the UK’s world class higher education system while living within its means and ensuring all those with the talent to benefit from a higher education can afford to do so. To put higher education funding onto a more sustainable footing, the Government asked future graduates to meet more of the costs of their studies through replacing maintenance grants with loans.
The equality analysis for the 2016/17 student support regulations assessed the impact of this policy change, including the impact on students from low income backgrounds. It is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/482110/bis-15-639-student-finance-equality-analysis.pdf.