Announcing the programme, Cameron said estimates have been published of how many troubled families are in each local authority, citing the example of Birmingham, which is thought to have 4,500 "problem families".
Councils will now be expected to "move from broad estimates to names and addresses" and will be expected to identify the families in their area and which services they access by February next year.
The government has allocated £448m to help turn the lives of 120,000 families around by the end of this parliament.
Councils will be given 40 per cent of the money to deal with the families on a payment-by-results basis against measures such as whether children are attending school, families are in work and antisocial behaviour has been reduced. Local authorities will be expected to fund the remaining 60 per cent.
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