A 10-year plan to address inequalities in Northumberland is already facing challenges in the midst of the cost of living crisis.
The Northumberland Inequalities Plan 2022-2023 followed a "call to action" from council leader Glen Sanderson in March at an inequalities summit as the council and other stakeholders looked to try and address long-standing issues within the county.
Life expectancy for people living in the least deprived areas of Northumberland is 87 years whilst for those living in the most deprived areas it is 75. According to the council, this 13-year gap is "preventable and unacceptable" as some people are "ill too soon and dying too young."
