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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%…

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…

Child of the North evidence put forward to Child Poverty Taskforce
June 2nd 2025
Child of the North evidence put forward to Child Poverty…

Professor David Taylor-Robinson, Academic Co-Director of Health Equity North, and…

Report calls for decisive action to reverse the decline of England’s High Street “Ghost Towns”
May 23rd 2025
Report calls for decisive action to reverse the decline of…

Read the report here The Government needs to take urgent…

Northern Mayors sign up to charter for a fairer and healthier North for women
May 22nd 2025
Northern Mayors sign up to charter for a fairer and…

Three North of England Metro Mayors have now backed a…

Health Equity North response to The Health Foundation report on mortality inequalities
May 20th 2025
Health Equity North response to The Health Foundation report on…

Today (Tuesday, May 20, 2025) The Health Foundation reveals troubling…

Woman of the North Summit: Gallery
May 12th 2025
Woman of the North Summit: Gallery

On Wednesday May 7, 2025, Health Equity North in partnership…

Availability of community pharmacies declining in deprived areas
May 12th 2025
Availability of community pharmacies declining in deprived areas

People living in more deprived areas with worse health outcomes…

Health and work inequalities worsening for women in the North of England
May 7th 2025
Health and work inequalities worsening for women in the North…

Women in the North of England can expect to live…

“Red Wall” constituencies have the most to lose from Government’s PIP benefit changes
May 2nd 2025
“Red Wall” constituencies have the most to lose from Government’s…

Proposed changes to Personal Independence Payments (PIP) could have a…

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