
27 Feb 2025
What social mobility policy gets wrong: the view from Blackpool
Alun Francis, Chair of the Social Mobility Commission, shares his view in an article originally posted in the Financial Times
Learn moreThe Social Mobility Commission exists to help create a country where the circumstances of someone’s birth do not determine their outcomes in life.
About us button to About usA person experiences social mobility when they have different life outcomes from their parents. This could mean a different income level, a different occupational class, or other differences, such as housing or education. Mobility can be upwards or downwards.
What is social mobility? What is social mobility? buttonThe Social Mobility Commission publishes a wide variety of research, monitoring and promoting social mobility in the UK