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The Prime Minister announced a new settlement for older people: an annually rising state pension, the abolition of personal charges for social care, and the creation of a high‑quality National Care Service to provide long‑term care support.
NIESR argues ending the state pension ‘triple lock’ is a welcome move but should be implemented sooner rather than later. The triple lock, introduced in 2011, raises pensions by CPI inflation, average earnings, or 2.5%—whichever is highest.
Household final consumption expenditure (HHFCE) data for April–June 2026, measuring UK household spending on goods and services used as a component of GDP and short‑term growth analysis.
The Bank of England publishes its consolidated balance sheet for 30 June 2025, providing quarterly consolidated assets and liabilities data covering the prior five quarters.
IPPR calls for a substantial rethink of Labour’s spending plans, arguing current proposals need reshaping to meet the think tank’s goals for fairness, greener outcomes and prosperity.
Balance of payments statistics for April–June 2026 measuring the UK’s cross-border transactions, including trade in goods and services, primary and secondary income, capital transfers and positions in external assets and liabilities.
Kemi Badenoch’s inheritance tax proposals are criticised as being based on myths rather than evidence, with the piece arguing the policy lacks solid empirical justification and risks poor outcomes.
Commentary argues Chancellor Healey must use the forthcoming Budget as a decisive opportunity to set fiscal and economic direction, implying strategic tax and spending choices are needed to restore credibility and deliver policy priorities.
Finance ministers and central bankers will meet in Bangkok (12–18 October) to tackle intertwined challenges: fossil fuel supply shocks, rising sovereign debt distress and accelerating climate impacts that are squeezing fiscal space across many economies, notably in Asia.
The Bank of England Weekly Report for 7 October 2026 publishes the latest data on the Bank’s assets and liabilities; the series is released every Thursday.
Ahead of the 28 October Budget, NIESR warns of rising inflation driven by elevated global energy prices and examines tensions between fiscal tightening and monetary policy, exploring implications for growth, inflation and public borrowing.
Project page tracking Budget 2026 coverage and analysis, maintained by the Institute for Government to follow fiscal announcements, policy measures and their implementation around the 2026 UK budget.
An overview of financial forecasts from private registered providers of social housing for 2026, summarising projected incomes, costs and financial health indicators across the sector to inform regulation and oversight.
Credit unions have low penetration in Great Britain despite stronger roles elsewhere and in Northern Ireland. The briefing examines reasons for low uptake and outlines legislative measures intended to boost credit union membership and activity.
Quarterly Financial Survey of Pension Schemes results for October 2025–March 2026 covering membership, income and expenditure, assets and liabilities of UK funded occupational pension schemes.
The HM Treasury release details movements in the UK government’s official international reserves for September 2026, covering holdings of gold and other reserve assets and reporting month‑on‑month changes in totals.
Calls on the chancellor to pursue bold, large‑scale policy measures argue that the prime minister’s plan to dismantle four decades of neoliberal policy risks failing without major fiscal and political commitment.
Detailed estimates of UK sector accounts for April–June 2026 setting out assets, liabilities, and transactions for households, corporations, government and financial sectors, showing component-level contributions to sectoral saving, investment and net lending or borrowing.
A House of Commons Library briefing compiles publicly available 'representations' submitted to the Treasury ahead of the 2026 Budget for ministers to consider.
Revised quarterly estimates of UK business investment in non-financial assets for April to June 2026, including asset and sector breakdowns of gross fixed capital formation for short-term investment indicators.
Ad hoc analysis quantifying the effects of the adjusted Triple Lock on State Pension spending and recipients for 2026, examining distributional and fiscal implications of the uprating change.
The Bank of England has selected the Atlantic puffin, barn owl, buff‑tailed bumblebee and European hedgehog as the central wildlife images for its next banknote series, signalling a nature-themed redesign for future currency issues.
Analysis argues the government cannot yet say how much the triple lock change will save because the mechanism depends on future earnings growth and complex interactions that make immediate savings uncertain.
Weekly Bank of England bulletin providing updated data on the central bank’s assets and liabilities, published every Thursday and covering the latest balance-sheet movements and instrument holdings as at 30 September 2026.
Argues for outcome‑based university funding as many UK institutions struggle: over a third reported deficits in 2024–25, forecast to rise to four in ten in 2025–26, with study visa applications down nearly a third in early 2026, squeezing revenues.
Full Fact says the Conservatives, not Labour, extended the Energy Profits Levy to 2028; a Conservative government made the first extension and announced the later extension to 2029.
The Subsidy Advice Unit published a report prepared for Invest Northern Ireland evaluating a proposed subsidy to Ryanair Holdings plc, assessing the measures and their compliance with public subsidy rules and likely economic effects for Northern Ireland.
Breakdown of 2026 tax receipts from the banking sector, reporting PAYE income tax and National Insurance, Bank Levy, Bank Surcharge, Corporation Tax and Bank Payroll Tax to show the sector's contribution to public finances.
Offers the Regulatory Policy Committee's assessment of the Department for Transport's options appraisal and evidence quality for the Highways (Financing) Bill, commenting on the robustness of costs, benefits and impacts presented.
HMRC urges customers to begin their Self Assessment tax returns well before the 31 January deadline to reduce stress, avoid last-minute problems and meet filing obligations on time.