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This council notes:
 
1)   
That the UK remains
one of the most unequal countries in the developed world, with
child poverty rising sharply under the previous
government.[1]
 
2)   
That inequality is
particularly stark in Brighton & Hove, with a recent Sutton
Trust report highlighting that parts of our city have some of the
lowest social mobility in the country.[2]
 
3)   
The steps already
taken locally to tackle inequality; creating a fairness fund to
directly support residents; priority school admissions for those on
Free School Meals; new school bus routes and free bus passes for
Whitehawk families; free school meals for those educated at
home.
 
4)   
Government’s
steps to alleviate child poverty including expanding eligibility
for Free School Meals and signals that the former Coalition
Government’s two child benefit cap will be
scrapped.
 
5)   
The welcome news from
government of £20m for Whitehawk through the Pride in Place
programme, with local residents directly shaping how funding will
be invested.
 
This council resolves
to:
 
1)   
Request the relevant
Cabinet Member to consider a formal review of inequality in the
city, and the impact it has on life chances; drawing on
lived-experience, and welcoming input from residents and experts in
a 'call for evidence'
 

[1]https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-child-poverty-developing-our-strategy/tackling-child-poverty-developing-our-strategy-html

[2]https://www.suttontrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/The-Opportunity-Index.pdf