A joint investigation by CYP Now, the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) and The Children’s Society found that cutback in spending follows a reduction in central government grant funding for early intervention work of 55 per cent under the coalition government.
Among 36 local authorities that provided comparable data in response to a Freedom of Information request by CYP Now (around one in four of all authorities in England), overall spending on early intervention services will fall from £652.5m in 2014/15 to £598.3m in 2015/16, a reduction of 8.31 per cent.
The worst hit early intervention area will be children’s centres – spending on which will drop from £265.3m in 2014/15 to £219.6m in 2015/16, a fall of 17.23 per cent.
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