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Our research underpins our campaigning efforts

We can only make the UK a fairer place to be self-employed with up-to-date sources of data and information.

 

 

Some of our key pieces of research:

IR35 Spotlight Report
The Self-Employed Landscape
Confidence Index

Read the latest insights from the team...

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Ambiguity takes hold as Starmer avoids self-employed tax question
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IPSE's Fred Hicks calls on the government to clarify who counts as a ‘working person' – as growing ambiguity leaves the self-employed increasingly uneasy about th...

24 Jul 2025
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IPSE reacts to new Pensions Commission’s focus on the self-employed
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The UK's self-employed membership body, IPSE, has praised the new Pensions Commission's "long-overdue" recognition of the self-employed pensions problem.

21 Jul 2025
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Retirement on your terms: flexible planning for the self-employed
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Flexibility is one of the greatest advantages of the self-employed lifestyle. In this blog, financial planning experts Chase de Vere explain how, with the right s...

15 Jul 2025
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