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| UK an 'unequal place to grow up' | UK an 'unequal place to grow up' |
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| The UK remains an unequal place to grow up, according to a report by the Social Mobility Commission. | |
| It has concluded that the government needs to target low income families much more effectively. | It has concluded that the government needs to target low income families much more effectively. |
| The report says success in later life is still largely determined by parents' backgrounds and earnings. | The report says success in later life is still largely determined by parents' backgrounds and earnings. |
| The commission's findings are being published ahead of the government's own White Paper looking at improving the life chances of youngsters in the UK. | The commission's findings are being published ahead of the government's own White Paper looking at improving the life chances of youngsters in the UK. |
| The commission - which is comprised of charity leaders, academics and economists - was set up last year at the instigation of the Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg. | The commission - which is comprised of charity leaders, academics and economists - was set up last year at the instigation of the Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg. |
| The commission report comes as former health secretary Alan Milburn has made a return to frontline politics at Gordon Brown's request to look at the issue of social mobility. | The commission report comes as former health secretary Alan Milburn has made a return to frontline politics at Gordon Brown's request to look at the issue of social mobility. |
| The report contains 27 main recommendations to end what is referred to as "a society of persistent inequality". | The report contains 27 main recommendations to end what is referred to as "a society of persistent inequality". |
| Most concern a targeting of resources to deprived households and schools with the highest proportions of poorer pupils. | Most concern a targeting of resources to deprived households and schools with the highest proportions of poorer pupils. |
| It also suggests child tax credits should be available only to low income families and that they should also have access to affordable credit such as interest-free loans. | It also suggests child tax credits should be available only to low income families and that they should also have access to affordable credit such as interest-free loans. |
| In response the government said it remained committed to narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor. | In response the government said it remained committed to narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor. |
| Mr Milburn will chair a panel of industry leaders to help people from disadvantaged backgrounds get on in key professions. | Mr Milburn will chair a panel of industry leaders to help people from disadvantaged backgrounds get on in key professions. |
| He told the BBC it was vital children from all classes got a "fair crack of the whip" when it came to developing their careers. | He told the BBC it was vital children from all classes got a "fair crack of the whip" when it came to developing their careers. |
| Ministers have identified limited access to the professions - such as law, medicine, the senior civil service, media, finance and the upper ranks of the armed forces - as a major obstacle. | Ministers have identified limited access to the professions - such as law, medicine, the senior civil service, media, finance and the upper ranks of the armed forces - as a major obstacle. |