The trials will be led by new "family champion" Emma Harrison, who is the chairman of welfare to work provider, A4E.
They will be modelled on the Labour administration’s family intervention projects and will provide up to 500 families with one-to-one support from a single named professional.
These professionals will be charged with helping families overcome everything from drug and alcohol addiction and long-term unemployment to problems with their children’s behaviour.
The six to 10 local authority pilot areas, which are yet to be announced, will receive extra cash to conduct the trials through the new early intervention grant.
Cameron claimed that Harrison understands how to help families improve their lives "step-by-step, month-by-month".
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