19/11/25 - RSP Vulnerability Group

This meeting was chaired by Nik Harwood, Chair of the Rural Services Partnership and Chief Executive of Young Somerset

You can download the agenda for the meeting here

Presentations from this meeting can be downloaded below:

Joe Farrington-Douglas, Senior Policy Fellow, Health Equals [email protected]  "The human cost of damp cold and mould" (Download presentation here) You can download the 'A mile in my shoes' campaign here

Sandy Kapila, Head of External Affairs, RABI [email protected] "5-year strategy to reduce the wellbeing gap for farming people" (Download presentation here) You can download the RABI 5-year strategy here

Useful links from the meeting:

Materials from our from last RSP Vulnerability meeting
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/20-11-2024-rural-services-partnership-vulnerability-group

RSN Rural Lens Series
Including rural reviews on the 10 Year Health Plan and Indices of Deprivation 2025
https://rsnonline.org.uk/tag/rural-lens

DESNZ Annual Fuel Poverty Statistics England 2025 (2024 Data)
Shows households living in rural areas had the highest fuel poverty rate of 12.3 per cent and the largest fuel poverty gap at £987.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e51e2cbb6002588a90d5d5/annual-fuel-poverty-statist…

RSN Delivering for All Survey
Please complete and encourage others in rural areas to do so. Findings will help our wider campaign work.
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/have-your-say-delivering-for-all-survey

Delivering for All campaign
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/delivering-for-all

Future events
Book the upcoming Health and Care Seminar and 2026 Seminars 
https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/future-meetings-and-events 

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-indices-of-deprivation-2025/english-indices-of-dep…

English indices of deprivation 2025: Rural Report
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/english-indices-of-deprivation-2025-rural-report 

An AI generated summary of this meeting can be downloaded below: