Opportunity Areas to support pandemic recovery
The government is to use its Opportunity Areas programme to boost education and employment support to help disadvantaged communities recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
Michelle Donelan, minister for the Opportunity Areas, said the fourth year of the programme will bring together ministers responsible for employment, youth services, public health, business and industry and policing to help chart a course to recovery from the pandemic.
Under the plans, the 12 areas in England will be ‘twinned’ with places facing similar challenges, expanding the programme’s reach.
Last November, the government announced £18m would be made available in 2020/21, and funding allocations for each area have now been confirmed.
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