IPPR North

IPPR North is the leading think-tank for the north of England. We develop bold, progressive ideas to empower England’s regions so that everyone, wherever they live, has the opportunity to live a good life.

‘Levelling up’ to be levelled down, with £ half a billion lost to inflation

IPPR North responds to the Autumn Statement The leading think tank for the north of England, IPPR North, has today calculated that £1 in every £13 allocated through key ‘levelling up’ pots of...

17/11/2022

Press Releases Economy Progressive levelling up IPPR North

£560 million in levelling up funding lost to inflation

Inflation is expected to create a £560 million hole in the government’s Levelling Up Fund (LUF) and Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) by 2025/26 according to our analysis of new figures published today...

17/11/2022

Blog post Long read Economy Progressive levelling up IPPR North

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IPPR North responds to the Chancellor’s statement

Zoë Billingham, director of IPPR North said: “Whilst chaos reigns in Westminster, here on the ground in the North and across the country, people are exhausted by financial uncertainty. Soaring...

17/10/2022

Press Releases Economy Budget IPPR North

Community led levelling up – insights from Redcar

“ I think it already is special we have just been left in the Stone Age .” This was the response from Helen,* a social worker who had lived in Redcar nearly all her life when she was...

13/10/2022

Blog post Expert comment Devolution & local leadership Progressive levelling up IPPR North

IPPR North responds to today’s fiscal event

Zoë Billingham, director of IPPR North said: “Today’s budget fails to address what is needed to deliver sustained economic growth which can be built & shared by all corners of the UK. It...

23/09/2022

Press Releases Economy Budget IPPR North

Reports

High standards: Developing a property improvement model for the private rented sector in Greater Manchester

In this report, we have sought to develop a financial model for improving properties in the private rented sector in Greater Manchester.

11/09/2022

Publication Report Housing & infrastructure IPPR North

Net zero places: A community-powered response to the climate crisis

The result of working with communities in Liverpool and Anglesey, this report provides a vision for what net zero places could like drawn from their hopes for the future.

16/02/2022

Publication Graphic guide Environment IPPR North

State of the North 2021/22: Powering northern excellence

This year’s State of the North report highlights the gap between promises and reality on levelling up.

17/01/2022

Publication Report Devolution & local leadership Metro mayors IPPR North

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