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Government schemes could save UK over £20 billion by getting 5% back to work
October 15th 2025

Government schemes could save UK over £20 billion by getting 5% back to work

Read the full report here 

The Government could save upwards of £20 billion and support more than 220,000 people back into employment through return-to-work schemes, according to new analysis.

The report models the potential effectiveness of the Government’s ‘Getting Britain Working’ programmes, showing these savings could be made by the end of this Parliament in 2029 if just 5% of out-of-work people in receipt of Universal Credit returned to work.

The report estimates that:

  • Getting 5%…

Government schemes could save UK over £20 billion by getting 5% back to work
October 15th 2025
Government schemes could save UK over £20 billion by getting…

Read the full report here  The Government could save upwards…

VIDEO:  Addressing child health and social inequalities through poverty reduction nationally and locally
October 9th 2025
VIDEO: Addressing child health and social inequalities through poverty reduction…

In September 2025, we held a panel event at the…

BLOG: Lifting the Cap, Lifting Children Out of Poverty by Alexis Darby, Head of Public Affairs
October 9th 2025
BLOG: Lifting the Cap, Lifting Children Out of Poverty by…

“Poverty has no return on investment.” Health Equity North The…

GALLERY: Labour Party Conference 2025
October 2nd 2025
GALLERY: Labour Party Conference 2025

In September 2025, Health Equity North held two panel events…

Health Equity North recommendations in actions as government backs high street restoration
September 25th 2025
Health Equity North recommendations in actions as government backs high…

Today (Thursday 25th September 2025) Prime Minister Kier Starmer announced…

Health Equity North directors advocate for children across the North
September 16th 2025
Health Equity North directors advocate for children across the North

September 2025 saw Health Equity North directors speak at a…

Statement from Health Equity North Director following data around low school-aged vaccination rates
August 29th 2025
Statement from Health Equity North Director following data around low…

Today (Friday 29th August, 2025) the UK Health Security Agency…

Health Equity North Directors statement: Regional inequalities in A-Level results
August 14th 2025
Health Equity North Directors statement: Regional inequalities in A-Level results

Today (Thursday 14th August, 2025) students all over the UK…

Poor diets in the North go hand-in-hand with the highest rates of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and food insecurity in the country
July 22nd 2025
Poor diets in the North go hand-in-hand with the highest…

Read the report here Northern regions have some of the…

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