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The New Opportunities Fund was established in 1998 to distribute funds from the National Lottery to health, education and environmental projects. It was merged into the Big Lotter Fund in 2004 and was formally dissolved in 2006.
Giving children the best start in life.
We lead on equality policy including women’s equality, race equality, LGBT+ equality, disability equality, socio-economic equality and the overall framework of equality legislation for the UK. OEO works with the Cabinet Office .
Additional funding for local authorities to improve social mobility for children and young people in deprived areas.
People of all backgrounds will benefit from the government’s commitments to breaking down barriers, boosting opportunity and ensuring that equality is at the heart of every mission.
Independent evaluations of the implementation and process. Evaluations of 5 discrete projects or strands of work and a summary of these.
This paper presents a comparison of ex-ante measures of inequality of economic opportunity and the Human Opportunity Index
Bridget Phillipson's speech at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Education at a Glance annual report launch event
The Youth Opportunities Fund provides money for young people to use on activities and projects - apply to your local council
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