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Government abandons life chances strategy

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The Department for Work and Pensions has abandoned its much-delayed life chances strategy in favour of a wider scheme on social justice.

In response to a parliamentary question from Dan Jarvis, Labour MP for Barnsley Central about whether the delayed life chances strategy will be published or replaced, the employment minister in the Department for Work and Pensions Damian Hinds said, ‘The Prime Minister is clear that tackling poverty and disadvantage, and delivering real social reform, is a priority for this Government. We intend to bring forward a social justice green paper in the New Year.’

The social justice strategy will identify and address the root causes of poverty, and, according to reports, will not only focus on the disadvantaged, but also ‘just about managing’ households.

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