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The Budget and Salary-sacrifice Pension Contributions

Last week’s Budget announced a change to the National Insurance contributions (NICs) treatment of pension contributions made via salary sacrifice. In the attached note, Carl Emmerson, who joined London Economics as a Partner this week, examines the measure which limits the NICs exemption to the first £2,000 of salary sacrifice contributions per year. He argues […]

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John Curnow to Join London Economics As Partner in Public Policy Practice

November 24, 2025

London Economics is pleased to announce the appointment of John Curnow as a Partner in London Economics Public Policy Practice. John currently serves as Director of Analysis at the Ministry of Defence and has previously held senior roles at Defra, Monitor, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, and Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust. Previously he worked at […]

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The Economic and Social Impact of United Colleges Group

London Economics were commissioned to assess the economic and social impact of United Colleges Group to the United Kingdom. The total economic impact on the UK economy associated with United Colleges Group’s activities in the 2024-25 academic year was estimated at approximately £470 million. Of this total: United Colleges Group’s teaching and learning activities accounted […]

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Exploring Options for Improving Energy Bill Equity for Fuel Poor Households

London Economics, together with Basis Social and University College London (UCL), were commissioned by the Committee on Fuel Poverty (CFP) to examine energy bill inequity for fuel poor and vulnerable households in England. The research explored the structural elements of energy bills that contribute to inequity, the effects of innovative tariffs on different household groups, and […]

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