Figures from the Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities showed that the number of rough sleepers in the city hit 27 in autumn last year, up from nine the year before.

Source: https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23361711.homelessness-city-southampton-rise/?ref=rss

Levelling up 2023: Will the Government reward the North East with much-needed money?

Source: https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23222811.levelling-2023-north-east-hopes-investment-improvements/?ref=rss

“Levelling up announcements from this government amount to barely more than shiny headlines, chaos and delays.

Source: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/23825653.accrington-darwen-burnley-nelson-get-20m-govt-cash/?ref=rss

Levelling up means more than simply between north and south – there is huge digital divide between urban and rural areas and it’s widening.

Source: https://www.business-live.co.uk/economic-development/wither-die-warning-villages-over-27849500