The extra cash will target "improvements in educational outcomes, careers advice and attracting teachers" in a dozen areas across the country identified as "social mobility coldspots", according to the Department for Education.
The news comes just over three months after high-level concerns were raised over whether disadvantage among young people is effectively tackled by the programme, launched in 2017 with £72m of public money to be invested over three years.
In July, chairman of the parliamentary opportunity areas inquiry Robert Halfon MP, wrote to then Education Secretary Damian Hinds to flag doubts over the scheme's independence from government, a lack of joined-up working across departments, and how its performance is measured.
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