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Health Equity North directors respond to Child Poverty Strategy announcement
December 5th 2025

Health Equity North directors respond to Child Poverty Strategy announcement

“The Government’s Child Poverty Strategy marks an important moment in the fight against child poverty, and we welcome its ambition to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing families today. The commitments to improve childcare access, strengthen family hubs, and invest £400 million in school-based nurseries - 10% of which will be in the North East - are positive steps that reflect priorities we have long advocated for. Measures to address homelessness, including ending unlawful placements in bed and…


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…

Older northerners struggle with “alarming” inequalities compared to people from the South
June 23rd 2025
Older northerners struggle with “alarming” inequalities compared to people from…

Older people in the North of England are more likely…

BMJ article published “Unfair welfare: disability cuts will widen England’s north-south divide”
June 16th 2025
BMJ article published “Unfair welfare: disability cuts will widen England’s…

Health Equity North directors and member representatives have published an…

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…

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…

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