MANCHESTER, England: Britain on Sunday announced a \u00a3500 million ($675 million) fund intended to help up to 200,000 vulnerable children.<\/p>\n
The Better Futures Fund aims to provide support for struggling families and give children access to better education and a safe home over the next 10 years, the government said.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his finance minister Rachel Reeves are under pressure from their own Labour Party lawmakers to provide more support for low-income families.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, Starmer was forced to gut key parts of his welfare reform plan in order to pass legislation through parliament.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis fund will give hundreds of thousands of children, young people and their families a better chance,\u201d Reeves said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur \u2018Plan for Change\u2019 will break down barriers to opportunity and give them the best start in life.\u201d<\/p>\n
The finance ministry said it planned to raise another 500 million pounds from local government, social investors and philanthropists.<\/p>\n
Mel Stride, finance spokesman for the opposition Conservative Party, said he welcomed the new funding but said Labour\u2019s economic policies had hurt struggling families.<\/p>\n
The government is also considering whether to abolish a two-child limit on welfare payments to parents as it reassesses several unpopular policies to reverse a slide in its poll ratings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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