Government confirms extra support for Troubled Families programme
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has announced up to £165 million of new funding to help families get their lives back on track.
The funding will be used to tackle complex inter-connected problems including unemployment, poor?school attendance, mental health issues, anti-social behaviour and domestic abuse.
Rather than responding to each problem, or single family member separately, assigned Troubled Families keyworkers engage with the whole family. Through this approach they coordinate support from a range of services to identify and address family issues as early as possible rather than merely reacting to crises.
The latest evaluation results show that, compared to families with similar characteristics who have not been on the programme, 19-24 months after starting to receive support:?
- the proportion of children on the programme going into care has reduced by a third
- the proportion of adults on the programme going to prison has reduced by a quarter and juvenile convictions reduced by 15 per cent
- more people on the programme are back in work, with 10 per cent fewer people claiming Jobseekers Allowance.
For the announcement, click here.
10/1/20