Has anyone had a chance to look at the new Cabinet Office white paper on social mobility? What do you think of it? How much impact will it have for the most vulnerable? Are there any things that it has missed?
Some of the proposals in the white paper include:
- £57m to extend free childcare for disadvantaged two year olds- vulnerable pregnant mums to have access to a dedicated family nurse - full time community volunteering programme for people not in education, employment or training in 33 local authorities- £500 back to work training entitlement for parents and carers- employment support programme for young people leaving care- £15million communities fund to tackle deprivation on the worst estates and build thriving and sustainable communities
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I don't want to be entirely cynical, but in reality all of these efforts will be overwhelmed by the recession, which, as always, will hit the most vulnerable hardest. That is the way the economic system works.