Work and Pensions

Profound demographic change and the transformation of welfare will underpin the domestic public policy debate for decades.

Reform brings considerable expertise and insight into these critical areas, currently administered by the UK’s largest public service department with around 19 million claimants and customers. Understanding these important public policy drivers will play a key role when addressing public service reform in health, care, housing, income and for intergenerational fairness issues.

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The Chancellor was wrong to shirk radical revenue raising tax reform

Responding to the Budget, Reform think tank Director, Charlotte Pickles, said:

“The Chancellor’s fiscal stimulus in response to the potential economic shock of coronavirus is sensible. But beyond those exceptional measures, this is a high spend, low revenue-raising Budget.

“Aside from the welcome reduction to entrepreneurs’ relief, the Chancellor abandoned the more courageous ideas – such as extending council tax and cutting high rate pension relief – floated pre-Budget. The start of a new Parliament is the time to take unpopular decisions, and the Chancellor may regret not taking this opportunity to shore up the public finances.”