North of England Faces Decades of Inequality, New Report Warns

A comprehensive study reveals it will take until 2080 for the North of England to match the South-East in terms of healthy life expectancy and wealth, calling for urgent action.

• A new report by IPPR North indicates it will take 55 years for the North-East of England to achieve the same healthy life expectancy as London and the South-East.
• The study calls for radical changes in funding for local government and a decade of renewal to address England's regional divides.
• The government's current 'levelling up' programme is deemed inadequate due to significant local government cuts, with regional wealth inequality expected to worsen.
• Proposed solutions include reforming capital gains tax to fund regional investment and creating good jobs to foster a renewed regional agenda.
• Wealth inequality between the North and South of England is set to grow, with the gap reaching £228,800 per head by 2030.

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