The sums fall “disappointingly short” of the £2.6bn recommended in 2022 by the Independent Review of Children's Social Care for whole-system reform, said the Children’s Charites Coalition, comprising Action for Children, Barnardo’s, National Children’s Bureau, NSPCC and The Children’s Society, with the proviso that the direction of the money marks an “encouraging shift” away from costly crisis management.
The investment is made up of £555 million over the three-year review period from 2026/27, on top of the £500mn announced earlier this year for family help services.
This will come from the Transformation Fund for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Department for Education.
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