Announcing its plan for implementing the 15 recommendations of the Social Work Taskforce, the government said local authorities will receive money from a Local Social Work Improvement Fund managed by the Children's Workforce Development Council.
The fund is to be used to improve systems for responding to referrals of possible children in need and increase the time that social workers can spend with children and families.
An additional £15m pot of funding is also being provided to improve local authority IT systems used to record cases and referrals.
Children's Secretary Ed Balls said: "Today's new funding and reform package will help to relieve pressure on frontline social workers. It demonstrates our commitment to this important profession, whose contribution to society is often undervalued."
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