Under the measures, announced by equality minister Harriet Harman and Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth, the government will carry out a review of how well councils are supporting service families with childcare.
An armed forces champion will also be appointed to each Jobcentre Plus district to offer specific support to families looking for work.
In addition, an Employment and Skills Taskforce, to be chaired by Work and Pensions Secretary Yvette Cooper, will be set up to examine service families’ access to jobs and training.
This latest package of measures follow on from last year’s Service Personnel Command Paper, which highlighted the need to improve service families’ access to childcare, education and work. A report on progress made since the publication of that paper is due to be released later today.
Harman said: "Our new initiatives will make sure that service families have the same access to childcare and school places as the civilian population; that employers recognise that moving from place to place is a part of service life, not a lack of commitment to jobs; and that we look at transport for remote bases so families can access training, work and childcare."
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