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The Lifetime Opportunities Strategy was launched by the Secretary of State on 13 November 2006. The strategy replaces New Targeting Social Need and has two explicit commitments, to end child poverty by 2020 and work towards eliminating poverty and social exclusion in Northern Ireland by the same year. The strategy has a four key life cycle structure which highlights the important issues impacting on a person at different stages of their life and a goal for each highlighting what government wishes to achieve in relation to the particular life cycle. The four life cycles stages are –

  • ·Early Years (0-4)
  • ·Children and Young People (5-19)
  • ·Working Age Adults and
  • ·Older Citizens (Beyond Working Age).

The Department has contributed to an Early Years’ target to provide opportunities for young children in rural areas to benefit from projects and scheme including accessible rural transport. The strategy also refers to a range of transport initiatives, the water affordability tariff and metering in the Older Citizens’ section.

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