New Institute for Fiscal Studies report with Jonathan Cribb on the key facts about living standards in the past 15 years. Seven facts, one per tweet. Some real corkers. #GeneralElection

#GeneralElection How have tax and benefit reforms affected different households since 2010? Nice interactive tool here - look at the impact across the income distribution, different demographics, time periods, including different sorts of reforms, etc. ifs.org.uk/calculators/wh…

NEW: 670,000 additional children will be affected by the two-child limit by the end of next parliament if not reformed. By 2029-30, the two-child limit will affect almost 1 in 5 of all children in the UK. THREAD on new IFS research funded by abrdn Financial Fairness Trust: [1/7]

Enjoyed discussing our recent piece on the two-child limit last night on BBC Newsnight. Read it here! ifs.org.uk/articles/two-c…

This probably won't work but: I had a meeting at some point in the last few years with 2 researchers estimating how newspaper stories affected Universal Credit take-up. Can't figure out who from emails. If you are that researcher/know who they might be please let me know!

New report out today on the rising number of people on health-related benefits. One important thing we've done is examine trends in similar benefits in other countries. Turns it out's very much a UK phenomenon