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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%…

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 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…

Northern children facing increasing food insecurity and obesity
July 8th 2025
Northern children facing increasing food insecurity and obesity

Read the report here Families living in areas of higher…

Health Equity North Co-Directors discuss health inequalities at INRICH 2025
June 24th 2025
Health Equity North Co-Directors discuss health inequalities at INRICH 2025

Two Health Equity North Academic co-directors presented at the 16th…

BLOG – Spending Review 2025: what this means for children in the North 
June 12th 2025
BLOG – Spending Review 2025: what this means for children…

By Alexis Darby, Head of Public Affairs, Health Equity North …

BLOG: Poverty has no return on investment – why the two-child limit MUST be scrapped
June 10th 2025
BLOG: Poverty has no return on investment – why the…

As part of the government’s wide-reaching welfare reform agenda in…

Emotional and financial impact of childcare gap laid bare in North East research
June 5th 2025
Emotional and financial impact of childcare gap laid bare in…

Read the report here The lack of suitable childcare options…

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