As part of the government’s pledge to turn around the lives of 120,000 families, estimates have been published of how many live in each area based on the Children and Family Survey 2005 (see map below).
But in a speech in Sandwell last month, Prime Minister David Cameron said: "We need to move quickly from broad estimates to actual names and addresses," and gave councils a deadline of February to achieve the goal.
The £448m programme will see key workers deployed to families giving them "a single port of call and a single face to know".
Family intervention
Charlie Spencer, the youth offending service manager in Sandwell, launched a family intervention project in the borough in 2007 and believes that such intensive work is the right approach for families with the most complex needs.
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