Institute for Fiscal Studies

Retirement scrapped? Self-employed need to get their financial act together, according to new report

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Oct 21, 2020

If the UK's self-employed do not start saving and investing for their retirement they will be working out their twilight days working, rather than relaxing. This is the stark reality revealed in a new report. The proportion of…

Solopreneur numbers set to grow in the UK, says report

Katherine Steiner-Dicks Jul 16, 2020

Many workers in the UK are turning to solo self-employment after falling out of traditional employment, a new study finds. Funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and in conjunction with the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the study…