The removal of the two-child cap shows the power of collaboration and advocacy. It will lift thousands of children from poverty, but rates remain high. We’ll continue to push for a cross-sector strategy to tackle root causes and reduce health inequalities. www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/statements-f...

Our new report shows the economic inactivity crisis is greater in the North of England, with workers more likely to lose their job due to ill health, and those without educational qualifications nine times more likely to lose their job if they become ill. www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...

The two-child cap has for too long penalised children. Ending this will not only help struggling families, but offers long-term social and economic benefits. @alexisdarby.bsky.social explains how arguments used to defend the cap fail against the evidence: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/blog-why-scr...

The end of the two-child cap, announced in the Budget, marks a significant reversal of welfare policy – an essential change. @alexisdarby.bsky.social's blog addresses misconceptions and outlines the benefits for our economy and those most vulnerable: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/blog-why-scr...

The two-child cap, ended in the recent Budget, punished children & deepened poverty. We have pushed for its removal with research, @childofthenorth.bsky.social APPG meetings & political engagement. This is a great step, but the fight's not over. www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/statements-f...

Health Equity North has worked with the @healthfoundation.bsky.social and other partners on a set of amendments to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, ensuring it works to improve health across all regions. Read more: www.health.org.uk/news-and-com...

For families who have struggled under the two-child restriction, today’s #Budget announcement offers them the chance to build a life free from poverty and deprivation. Child of the North APPG Chair @emmalewellmp.bsky.social issued a statement on the news www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/statements-f...

The two-child cap will be removed from April! We have campaigned for years to end this unjust policy – through evidence, advocacy & collaboration. Half a million children will be immediately lifted from poverty as a result. Read our reaction 👇 www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/statements-f... 1/2 #Budget

In the letter to the Chancellor, northern leaders – including NHS Trust CEOs and university Pro-Vice Chancellors and Deans - ask the Chancellor to take forward the recommendations set out in a new #HealthforWealth report. Read more 👉 www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/11/chan...

Today is the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Our #WomanoftheNorth report shows northern women experience some of the highest domestic violence rates in the country 🔗 Read our recommendations to reduce these rates: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/vast-inequal...

📨22 northern health experts are urging Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP to invest in improving the health of people in the North of England as a route to boosting economic growth following the @healthequitynorth.bsky.social #HealthforWealth report launched last week www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/11/chan... 1/3

Regional inequalities in health, wages and economic inactivity have deepened since our first #HealthforWealth report in 2018, placing a financial burden on the economy and stagnating possible productivity growth. www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...

We are proud to be co-signatories in a letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP urging her to tackle the North-South health divide as a matter of priority

Our new #HealthforWealth report shows that improving physical and mental health through a variety of policy changes, proactive health programmes and empowering local authorities, could deliver transformative economic benefits. www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...

Our new #HealthforWealth report with academics from @newcastleuni.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk, @lancasteruni.bsky.social @teessideuni.bsky.social shows that £18.4bn a year could be raised for the UK economy if the health of the North improved www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...

THREAD 👇 Closing the North-South health gap could create economic gains of £18.4bn per-year, our new analysis suggests 7 years on from the landmark Health for Wealth report, regional inequalities in health, wages and economic inactivity have deepened 1/9 www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...

A new report which models the potential effectiveness of the Government’s ‘Getting Britain Working’ programmes shows £20bn could be saved from the economy through back-to-work schemes. @hannahdavies.bsky.social Read more 👉 www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/government-s...

We urgently need a whole system response to address the multifaceted root causes of school absence. Our latest analysis highlights a persisting attendance crisis, with inequalities related to poverty and disadvantage becoming entrenched. Read on for insights and recommendations 👇 #ChildrenFirst

Our Executive Director @hannahdavies.bsky.social today chairs the Westminster Health Forum policy conference: ‘Next steps for tackling health inequalities in England’, where key stakeholders will discuss potential impacts of the 10-Year Health plan. www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/conference/H...

Really important the work we’re doing on the next @childofthenorth.bsky.social @healthequitynorth.bsky.social report for the APPG focusing on mental health. It’s going to be incredibly powerful

The Government could support more than 220,000 people back into employment through return-to-work schemes, according to new analysis. @lukemunford.bsky.social of @manchester.ac.uk is one of the authors who wrote the analysis. www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/government-s...

Our 'How To' toolkits support practitioners to implement the report recommendations: Education providers: www.n8research.org.uk/media/CotN_H... Child health services: www.n8research.org.uk/media/CotN_H... Local authorities: www.n8research.org.uk/media/CotN_H... #ChildrenFirst

Our Academic Co-Director Prof. David Taylor-Robinson of @liverpooluni.bsky.social has co-authored a report that uncovers stark inequalities in neonatal units, including that babies born to mothers in the most deprived areas had a 63% higher risk of dying. www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/study-reveal...

@profbambra.bsky.social of @newcastleuni.bsky.social is one of the report authors on our analysis about how getting just 5% of people out-of-work back into jobs could save the country billions. Read the report: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/government-s...

New study led by @liverpooluni.bsky.social reveals stark socio-economic and ethnic inequalities in neonatal units. Our Academic Co-Director Prof. David Taylor-Robinson, report co-author, has said: “These are inequalities we cannot afford to ignore”. www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/study-reveal...

Join us on 15 Dec in Manchester, for our annual lecture, this year to be delivered by @profbambra.bsky.social , Professor of Public Health at @newcastleuni.bsky.social , and a Co-Director of @healthequitynorth.bsky.social.

The #workandpensionscommittee commissioned analysis from @healthequitynorth.bsky.social to estimate the savings to DWP spending if 5% of unemployed or economically inactive people on #UniversalCredit received employment and health support, and moved into employment.

For week 8 of our #ChildrenFirst campaign, we're talking oral health New gov policies reflect evidence from Child of the North and @cfyounglives.bsky.social and offer optimism, but there is still much to do Social inequalities must be addressed so that no child is left behind Cont. in comments

The digital divide continues to limit the life chances of millions of children in Northern England. Join our campaign to put #ChildrenFirst www.n8research.org.uk/research-foc... Head to the comments for more info and resources... #DigitalDivide #DigitalInclusion #DigitalFutures

Our latest newsletter is out now! Read about: our latest report, commissioned by the Work and Pensions select committee; our events at Labour Party Conference; and the breadth of research being undertaken across our member organisations. www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/news/newslet...

A report commissioned by the DWP Select Committee and produced by academics from @newcastleuni.bsky.social, @manchester.ac.uk, @liverpooluni.bsky.social & @uofglasgow.bsky.social shows savings of over £20bn could be made with back-to-work schemes. Read: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/government-s...

October 18 was World Menopause day, a day to raise awareness of menopause and improve the experience of women around the world.   Within our own country, there’s vast inequalities in women’s experiences of menopause and menopause treatment that need to be addressed. 1/2

Currently, over 5 million people in the UK are out of work and in receipt of Universal Credit – including almost one million people aged 18-24 years who are not in education, employment or training.  Read more in this new report: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/government-s...

The Government’s ‘Get Britain Working’ programmes could, within just 2 years, save almost £10bn - meaning every £1 invested in employment support programmes could return between £5.21 and £6.63. Read more in this new report: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/government-s...

Schools lack the resources to support the 1.28 million children in England with special educational needs. Join our campaign to put #ChildrenFirst Visit: www.n8research.org.uk/research-foc... Head to the comments for more info and resources... #SENDcrisis

Our Exec Director @hannahdavies.bsky.social is speaking today at the Her Circle and @mmhalliance.bsky.social event in Newcastle, which brings together lived and learned experts to explore opportunities for lasting change for perinatal mental health.

The Government could save upwards of £20bn and support over 220,000 people back into employment through return-to-work schemes, according to new analysis. The ‘Return to Work’ report outlines how the UK’s full productivity potential can be unlocked www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/government-s... 1/3

The two-child limit remains the single biggest driver of child poverty in the UK today. Read about the work Health Equity North has been doing to highlight to policymakers the impact of this limit in @alexisdarby.bsky.social's recent blog post. www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/blog-lifting...

“Poverty has no return on investment” Read @alexisdarby.bsky.social's recent blog, outlining the impact the two-child limit has on child poverty in the UK and the work Health Equity North has been doing to spread awareness of this critical issue. www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/blog-lifting...

Today’s @yorkshirepost.co.uk features a column written by @healthequitynorth.bsky.social Exec Director @hannahdavies.bsky.social, who sets out why it’s imperative to scrap the two-child benefit cap if we want to see a reduction in the child poverty rates. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...

For children to have their best start in life, health and education partnerships and community collaboration are key. Best Start hubs are a move in the right direction, but partnerships need to be accelerated. Join our campaign to put #ChildrenFirst Visit: www.n8research.org.uk/research-foc...

"When we get it right for women, everybody benefits" Thank you to all speakers - @kirithentwistle.bsky.social, Dame Lesley Regan, @hannahdavies.bsky.social, @louiseckenny.bsky.social - and attendees at our #WomanOfTheNorth panel at #LabourPartyConference www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/gallery-labo...

Our Academic Co-Director @profbambra.bsky.social gave evidence at the @covid19inquiry.scot this week on the impact of health inequalities during the pandemic - watch Professor Bambra give evidence in the link below

Our Academics Co-Director Professor David Taylor-Robinson of @liverpooluni.bsky.social has spoken to @bigissue.com about the effects on inequalities in his hometown

Our new snapshot briefing is out: Empower our places to end child poverty 🚨 We launched this research at Labour Party Conference 2025, alongside leaders from @savechildrenuk.bsky.social, @healthequitynorth.bsky.social, and the @york.ac.uk. 📄 Full report: www.resolvepoverty.org/empower-our-...

Our report on unequal ageing shows that in the ten years from 2012 to 2022, the North East and Yorkshire and the Humber have seen rates of poverty among people aged 65 and over rise by 10% #OlderPersonsDay www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...

Older people living in the North are more likely to be frail or have a fall that requires hospital treatment, compared to those in the South East. Our Ageing in the North report exposes the vast inequalities older populations face in our regions #OlderPersonsDay www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...

Thank you to all who attended our first #LabourPartyConference2025 panel event, which focussed on the opportunities to create change and close the health gap for women. 1/2

Our #WomanoftheNorth panel event #LabourPartyConference2025 Is taking place this afternoon - we will hear from experts @kirithentwistle.bsky.social and Prof Dame Lesley Regan about why we need to empower and invest in women in the North. Conference pass holders can join us at 2pm in the ACC

We are delighted that Kier Starmer has launched the Pride in Place Programme, which will give local authorities more powers to regulate vaping and betting shops – one of the key recommendations our Ghost Towns report released earlier this year www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/health-equit... 1/2