North East Child Poverty Commission
@nechildpoverty
A regional cross-sector network which believes child poverty in the North East is not inevitable and ending it is worth working for, together.
🧵 Today, the @NorthEast_CA Cabinet, led by Mayor @KiMcGuinness, formally approved a five-year North East Child Poverty Action Plan - backed by £28.6m of new investment to support babies, children, young people & families across this part of our region
Read more about how the two-child limit impacts families across the North East ⤵️ nechildpoverty.org.uk/news/scrapping…
'Child poverty levels are rising & it’s no secret why. Every day, the 2-child limit pulls 109 more kids into poverty... After a year of careful inquiry, the govt knows there’s no credible path to reduced child poverty unless the policy is scrapped in full.'labourlist.org/2025/07/two-ch…
📧 Take a look at what's in the latest edition of @nechildpoverty's e-newsletter, with a round up of news from NECPC & our partners You can also sign up to receive it straight to your inbox 👉 mailchi.mp/f9a31ccbafb8/n…
Young people today have endured stagnation and seen opportunity limited. But young people in the North are being hit twice as hard – faced with entrenched regional inequalities. This year’s @IPPRNorth State of the North report focuses on the challenges for young Northerners.
Can you help our friends at the North East Anti-Racism Coalition gather evidence to better understand how racism and religious hate affect people across our region? Link to their survey with Newcastle University below - deadline for submissions is 31st July ⤵️
In partnership with @UniofNewcastle, we’re gathering evidence 2 better understand how racism & religious hate affect pple across the NE. The findings will help shape work that truly reflects the realities our communities r facing. Deadline: 31 July 2025 northeastantiracism.org.uk/survey-racism-…
Our new report with @CPAGUK reveals the worsening impact of child poverty on children’s health and growing strain on health services. One year since the Government’s Child Poverty Taskforce launched, the need for bold action is clearer than ever. 👇 cpag.org.uk/news/child-pov…
Our new research with @RCPCHtweets - 1 year on from the launch of the government's Child Poverty Taskforce, kids are experiencing more severe health issues due to poverty, placing a system already stretched thin under much more considerable strain. standard.co.uk/news/politics/…
Great work @KiMcGuinness and @NorthEast_CA team, this is big and important news. necc.co.uk/chamber-welcom…
.@nechildpoverty commission are so pleased to have been able to help shape this work, alongside a broad coalition of organisations right across the region – and we look forward to continuing to work with the Mayor & North East CA as the action plan is implemented.
A big day for the North East. I promised to fight child poverty. Today we’re taking action with £28.6m for a North East Child Poverty Action Plan🎉 That means more families receiving baby boxes, grants for pregnant Mams, youth clubs to help build skills for work and much more.…
A big day for the North East. I promised to fight child poverty. Today we’re taking action with £28.6m for a North East Child Poverty Action Plan🎉 That means more families receiving baby boxes, grants for pregnant Mams, youth clubs to help build skills for work and much more.…