The Queen’s speech on Wednesday announced that, ‘To tackle poverty and the causes of deprivation, including family instability, addiction and debt, my government will introduce new indicators for measuring life chances.’
A briefing note published to accompany the speech said that the Government would be introducing new indicators for measuring life chances.
The forthcoming Life Chances Strategy will set out the Government’s ‘new approach to tackling poverty and transforming the lives of the most disadvantaged children and families’, it said.
The strategy will include a set of measures on the root causes of poverty and will also say more about how the Government intends to tackle ‘deep rooted social problems to transform lives so that everyone can realise their full potential.’
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