Last year, the government’s flagship programme to support struggling families was given a rebrand and new three-year funding package worth more than £200m annually. Changing the programme name from Troubled Families to Supporting Families was welcomed by children’s sector leaders for shifting the focus from social problems to the early help services delivered by councils through the scheme.
However, the development of a new outcomes framework that broadens the scope of the programme and recommendations in the recently published Care Review final report for greater government spending on early help has raised questions as to whether there is sufficient funding to deliver on the ambitions.
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