Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) fund will support projects that reduce the short or long-term effects of poverty on the life chances and outcomes for children. The Better Futures Fund (BFF) aims to support up to 200,000 children, young people and their families over the next decade. It will support the government’s ambitions to tackle the structural and root causes of poverty for children, young people and their families.
Up to £500 million is available primarily for the commissioning of Social Outcomes Partnerships (SOPs), with government payments tied to the achievement of measurable improvements in young people’s lives, such as school attainment, improved employment, and reduced reoffending. Read more.
